Mangalorean chicken

Ingredients
500 grams chicken,
1 cup grated coconut,
4 roasted red chillies,
1 green chilly,
4 garlic flakes,
½ inch ginger,
½ inch cinnamon,
2 cloves,
1 green cardamom,
1 onion,
1 pinch turmeric,
1 pinch fenugreek seeds,
½ tablespoon tamarind paste,
½ tablespoon roasted coriander seeds,
½ teaspoon cumin seeds,
½ teaspoon roasted black pepper corns,
1 tablespoon ghee,
salt to taste.

Preparation time
30 minutes

Serves
2

HOW TO PREPARE
Take a blender and add half the onion, green chilly, grated coconut, red chillies, garlic flakes, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, turmeric, tamarind paste, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper corns and make a fine paste. Now take the remaining onion and finely chop it. Take a frying pan and pour the ghee and bring to heat. When the ghee begins bubbling add the fenugreek seeds and then the chopped onions. Sauté till the onions turn golden brown. Now add the paste and sauté till the oil begins to leave the edges of the pan or till an aroma begins to rise. Now put in the chicken pieces and pour water according to the thickness desired. Let it boil and then add salt to taste. Stir well and cover, simmer and cook for 25 minutes or till the chicken is tender. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve.