Chicken Gravy (For Briyani) #7

Ingredients:

Chicken - 300 g (boneless)
Tomato - 2 (small, fine chop)
Coconut Milk - 1/4 cup (Optional)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kasuri Methi - 1/2 tsp
Bay Leaf - 1
Corriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Masala:

Dry red chilly - 2
Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Cloves - 2
Green Elaichi - 1
Star anise - 1 piece (from the star shape, just one petal)
Small onion - 15-20
Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chilly - 2
Garlic - 5
Ginger - 1 inch piece

Method:

• In a blender add red chilly, coriander seeds, fennel seeds and pepper corns.
• Also add cinnamon stick, cloves,elaichi and star anise petal.
• Blend this coarsely.
• Now add rest of the ingredients under "Masala" and make blend it.
• Now heat oil in pan and add bay leaf.
• Add in curry leaf and grounded paste.
• Cook in low flame for few mins.
• Now add in tomato and cook till it turns mushy.
• Add in chicken pieces(washed and cleaned) and mix up.
• Add in spice powders and salt and coconut milk.
• Mix it and add little water.
• Crush and add methi leaves and mix it.
• Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with briyani.