Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut and Spices

Ingredients

Chicken – ½ kg

Onion -1 big thinly sliced

Ginger garlic paste –1tbsp

Tomato – 1 big

Oil-1tbsp

Salt

To roast and grind

Coconut grated –4tbsp

Dry red chillies – 4

Coriander seeds-3tbsp

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Cardamom – 2

Cloves – 5

Star anise-1

Cinnamon – a small piece

Small onions – 6

Tomato-1/2

For Tempering

Cinnamon – a small piece

Bayleaf-1

Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp

Cardamom – 2

Cloves – 5

Star anise-1

Method 

Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon ,cardamom,star anise ,cloves and saute well for few minutes

Add Coriander seeds and dry red chillies and fry for few minutes.

Add coconut and saute

Add shallots

Add tomato

Roast everything till it get a nice brown color.

Allow it to cool completely and grind it to a fine paste

Heat Oil in a large pan,add bayleaf, cinnamon,cardamom,cloves,star anise,fennel seeds

Add sliced onions and saute  until it becomes soft and translucent.

Add Ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes.

Add sliced tomatoes and saute till all mashed up.

Add chicken pieces,salt and saute for 5 minutes .the chicken will ooze out all water from it.

Add the coconut masala

Add enough water and allow to cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add chopped coriander leaves.

Delicious Chicken curry is ready.

Notes

Using Coconut oil gives authentic taste.

The color of the curry comes from how well you roast the coconut and spices.so roast the coconut until you get a nice brown color.