Chicken Kurma

Ingredients :

Chicken/Turkey - 1 lb (cut into pieces)

Onion - 1 (sliced)

Kuskus(nutrition fact) - 2 tblsp

Cashews - 4

Corriander seeds - 1 tblsp

Green chilly - 5-7

Cumin seeds - 1 tblsp

Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated)

Yogurt (Curd) - 1/2 cup

Ginger-Garlic paste- 2 tsp

Cardomon - 3

Fennel seeds - ¼ tsp 

Bay leaf - 1

Cloves - 2 

Cinnamon sticks - 1

Oil - 2 tblsp

Salt - to taste

Cilantro - for garnish 

Preparation Method :

1. Soak kuskus in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes and then grind it with green chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cashews,cardamom and coconut. Keep it aside.

2. Heat oil in a deep pan. Splutter fennel seeds.Add the bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon.

3. Add sliced onions and fry them till they are translucent. Next add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell vanishes. 

3. Add the chicken/turkey pieces and saute for 2 minutes. Next add 1 cup water, yogurt and salt to it. Cover and cook till the chicken is almost done.

4. At this stage add the ground paste and add the water required. Check for salt and let the kurma simmer for 5 minutes.

5. Garnish with cilantro. This goes very well with  idiyappam roti or rice.