Fried Chicken Curry (Varutha Kozhi Curry)

This is a recipe taken from Lekshmi Nair's magic oven. As promised, Rose here is your recipe. Anybody wanting some specific recipe from Lekshmi Nair's magic oven can contact me and if I have it, I shall surely post it here.

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium chicken (cut into small pieces)
2. 1/4 cup coconut oil ( sunflower oil can be used)
3. 250 gms small onions (sliced small)
4. 15 cloves garlic (sliced small)
5. 2 pieces ginger (sliced small)
6. 6 green chillies (sliced lengthwise from the middle into two)
7. 2 tblsp. coriander powder
8. 2 tblsp. chilli powder
9. 3/4 tsp. turmeric powder
10. 1 tblsp. garam masala
11. 1 cup coconut milk (1st milk) and 2 cups (2nd milk taken from one coconut)
12. 1/2 tsp. fried and ground cumin
13. Few curry leaves

Method:

• Saute the ginger and garlic slices in hot oil.
• Put in this sliced onions and green chillies and saute until the onions are lightly browned.
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and saute until it takes out the raw smell.
• Add chicken pieces to this masala, mix and saute further.
• Add garam masala, ground cumin and salt and saute further.
• When the masala has mixed with the chicken properly and the oil starts oozing out add the 2 cups of coconut second milk. ( I normally use coconut milk in tins with added water)
• Let the chicken cook in this coconut milk. When the gravy starts thickening add coconut 1st milk and mix.
• Add some curry leaves and cover the vessel. Switch off the stove.

Source: Lekshmi Nair's Magic Oven Recipes