Paandinaatu Chicken Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Chicken - 300 g
Bay leaf -1
Onion - 1(big, finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Corainder powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Lime juice - Little (1 tbsp)
Curry Leaves & coriander leaves - Little
Salt, Water, oil - As reqd

To Grind:
Tomato - 1
Green Chilly - 2
Red Chilly - 2-3
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 1-2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - little

Method:

• Marinate chicken with turmeric, coriander, pepper ad chilly powder.
• Do add salt and lime juice and set this aside.
• Now grind the items under "To grind" and keep the paste aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add bay leaf.
• Now add onion and saute for a while.
• Then add the grinded paste and saute for a while till raw smell goes.
• Now add the marinated chicken.
• Once it is half cooked add required salt and water.
• Cook for other 5-8 mins and garnish with coriander leaves.