Roasted Coconut / Varutharacha Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• Chicken – ½ kg 
• Onion – 2 
• Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
• Tomato – 1
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp
• coriander powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves

To roast 

• Coconut grated – ½ cup
• Dry red chilli – 4
• Fennel seeds  – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 2
• Cloves – 2
• Cinnamon – a small piece
• Whole pepper – 1 tsp
• Small onion – 4

Preparation

1.Heat oil in a pan and add all ingredients to roast. Fry till the coconut turns golden brown. Remove from fire and let it cool. Grind it and keep it aside.

2.Heat oil in another pan. Add curry leaves and sliced onions. Saute the onion till it turns golden brown.

3.Add ginger garlic paste. Cook for 2 minutes. Add sliced tomato and cook till it turns soft.Add chilli, coriander, turmeric powder and cook for 2 minutes.

4.Add chicken pieces and mix well. Add 2 cups of water and cook with the pan covered till chicken is cooked.

5.Add little water to the ground masala and make it to a paste. Add it to the cooked chicken and cook on low flame for 10 mins. Remove from fire. Add 1 tsp of oil on the top and keep pan closed for some time.