Kolhapuri Chicken Curry

Ingredients :

chicken 1/2 kg

curd      1/2 cup

turmeric ½ tsp
lime juice  1 tsp

Salt to taste
red chilly powder 3 tsp

grated fresh coconut ½ cup

small tomatoes  2

onion      1

Coriander for garnish

peppercorns   8

cloves   4

bay leaf (Tej patta)  1

cinnamon  1-inch 

Ilachi  2
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tbsp.
Coriander Seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
ginger garlic paste  1 tsp

refined oil  4 tbsp

Preparation Method :

1. Beat curd in a bowl. To this mix red chilly powder, limejuice, salt, ginger garlic paste and turmeric.

2. Clean chicken and mix it in the bowl of curd. Marinate for 1 hour.

3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Fry cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and peppercorns for few seconds. Sauté chopped onion till translucent. Then fry grated coconut for 5 minutes. Stir in chopped tomatoes and fry till they are soft and cooked.

4. Cool this and blend in a mixer.

5. Heat the remaining oil in a kadai. Add the marinated chicken and cook over a medium flame closing the lid for about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

6. Add the previously blended mixture and mix well. Cook the chicken till it is done. Add more chilly powder and water if necessary.

* Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with rice or roti.