Varutharacha Chicken Curry / Chicken Curry with fried coconut gravy

Who doesn't love this !!!

Ingredients (Serves 6 to 7 people)

Chicken: 1 Kg (Cut into medium sized pieces)
Crushed Ginger: 2 Table Spoon
Crushed Garlic: 2 Table Spoon
Onion: 3
Tomato: 2
Green Chilly: 4 - 5
Cardomom : 3 - 4
Cloves: 4 - 5
Cinnamon Stick: 2 Small Piece
Coriander Seeds: 1 Table Spoon
Grated Coconut: 2 Cups
Chicken Masala: 1 Table Spoon
Red Chilly Powder: 3 Table Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Coconut Oil: 4 Table Spoon
Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves
Salt: As Required
Water: As Required

Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes
Method

Wash the chicken well and marinate it with 1/4 Tea spoon turmeric powder, 1 Table spoon red chilli powder and salt.
Slice onion and tomato
To a pan add 2 Table spoon of coconut oil to this add cardomom, cloves, cinnamon stick and saute for 2 minutes
Add corriander seeds and grated coconut and roast till coconut becomes brown in colour
Roast in low flame because there is a chance of burning if the heat is more
Once cooled grind this to a fine paste
Add rest of the oil to a pan.  To this add sliced onion and saute till the onion becomes tender then add crushed ginger, garlic, green chillies and saute well
Add tomato and saute
Once the tomato cooks well add rest of the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, chicken masala and saute.
Add marinated chicken, add required salt and water and close the lid and cook well
Once the chicken cooks add the grinded coconut paste and stir well and allow it to boil.
Once boiled add curry leaves and coriander leaves and reduce the flame and keep the lid closed for 5 to 6 minutes.
Switch off the flame
Serve hot

Note:

Can be served with bread, ghee rice, plain rice, chapati or naan.