Chicken Curry South Indian Style

An easy and tasty Indian recipe with chicken and Indian spices.A delicious chicken curry with onion,ginger,garlic,tomatoes,coriander leaves etc....

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  kg chicken
• 2  teaspoons  oil
• 2  onions, sliced
• 1  teaspoon  minced ginger
• 1  teaspoon  minced garlic
• 2  green chilies, slit
• 2  tomatoes, chopped
•  curry leaf
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 2  teaspoons chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon fennel seed
• 1  teaspoon clove
• 1  teaspoon cardamom, crushed
•  bay leaf
•  lemon juice
•  salt
•  chopped coriander leaves

Directions

1. Marinate chicken pieces with pepper powder,turmeric,salt,lemon juice around 30 minutes.Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, ginger,garlic and saute for a minute.Add onion,green chillies and saute. Add salt also.Add curry leaves into this and saute.Add chopped tomatoes.Make a paste of coriander,chilly powders with 1tbsp water and add this paste into it and saute until the oil separates from it.Then add chicken pieces and saute well for 5 minutes and add 1/2 cup water .close the lid and cook in low heat for 20 minutes.Add chopped cilantro leaves and add few drops of lemon juice at the end.Do not boil after adding lemon juice,the curry tastes sour.Serve with bread,chappathi or rice.