CHICKEN CHATTI CURRY

 Ingredients

1.      Chicken -1kg (small pieces)

2.      Onion -2 big (cut into thin slices)

3.      Ginger - Garlic paste-2 tbsp

4.      Salt

5.      Vinegar -2 tsp

6.      Coriander -3 tbsp

7.      Jeera -1tsp

8.      Mustard -1 tbsp

9.      Cardamom -8

10.  Cinnamon -1 inch

11.  Cloves -4

12.  Chilly powder -3 tsp

13.  Turmeric powder -1tsp

14.  Dry red chilly -4

15.  Coconut milk -300 ml

16.  Corn flour -50 gm

17.  Oil-4 tbsp

18.  Curry leaves –handful

19.  Water-1 cup

 Preparation

1.In a hot pan dry roast items 6 to11 and grind to a fine masala powder. 

2.Marinate the chicken with salt and corn flour and keep aside. 

3.Heat a pan, sauté items 2 &3 till it become slightly brown, add the marinated chicken pieces and sauté for 5 minutes. To this add water and cook by closing the pan with a lid. When the chicken become soft and tender, add the powdered masala and cook for few more minutes. 

4.Finally add coconut milk and after few minutes add slit dry red chilly, curry leaves and salt if needed.

5.Serve hot with roti or rice.