Chicken curry with cocunut milk

Finally i have mixed up so many recipes and made my own one.. but still it came out well.. and my maama ranked it 94/100.. so thought of sharing on blog..

Ingredients

chicken-1 kg

Green chillies-2 or 3 slit lengthwise

Onion-2 large chopped roughly

Tomato-1 chopped roughly

Thick Cocunut milk-1 cup

Thin(second) cocunut milk-1 cup

Chilli powder-1.5 tsp

Coriander powder-3 tsp

Garam masala-3/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp

Curry leaves-a spring

salt to taste

Coriander leaves to garnish

To powder:

Fennel/sombu/saunf-2 tbsp

Cumin/jeera-2 tbsp

Peppercorns-1 tbsp

Elachi-3

Cinnamon-2 sticks

Method

1. clean chicken and marinate with turmeric powder for about an hour
2. In a pressure cooker pan,heat oil and add bay leaf.saute the chopped onion till it becomes transparent.Then add in the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes
3. Then add in the grounded powder and fry for a min,add in all the masala powders and keep sauting.You can add water if its too dry to saute.
4. Then add in the chicken pieces and fry for about a min.Then add the chopped tomatoes and the thin cocunut milk.Add water if the chicken pieces are not immersed.
5. Add salt.Close the pressure cooker lid.Cook for about 5 whistles or roughly 10 mins.
6. Once the pressure is released,Add in the thick cocunut milk and allow it to simmer till it reaches the desired consistency.Garnish with coriander leaves

                     I served it with plain dosai.. But will go well with chapathi and rice too :)