Chicken Tomato Kurma

Ingredients:-

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Tomatoes - 3 to 4 Big size
Shallots(Cheriyaulli)- 1/2 cup
Ginger, garlic past - 1 1/2 tsp
Chilli pdr - 1 1/2tsp
Coriander pdr. - 1tsp
Cumin pdr. - 1tsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Garam Masala pdr. - 2 pinch
Oil - 2 tbl.sp
salt as required
finely cut coriander leaves few

Grind Together:-

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Poppy Seeds - 1tsp
Cashew nuts- 5 to 6

Method:-

Clean and wash chicken.

Add 1/4 tsp of ginger garlic paste, chilli pdr, salt with chicken mix well and keep aside

Cook  tomatoes in little oil till become soft. Cool it and blend it.

Peel and chopped shallots.

Heat oil in a pan. add cloves, cinnamon, onion. Fry onion become transparent.

Add remaining ginger garlic paste. Fry till raw smell goes out.

Add tomato puree. cook in reduce flame and stirring constantly until the oil is separated

Add chilli pdr, cumin pdr, coriander pdr mix well and cook for 2 min

Add chicken, salt  and curd  mix well. Cook till it become soft.

Add ground masala, garam masala pdr.. cook for 5 min.

Adjust the  spice level and water quantity according to your taste.

Garnish with coriander leaves .

Serve with green peas pulav/pattani sadam or any pulav or roti

Note :-

Soak poppy seeds in hot water for 20 min and then blend it with coconut.