Clay Pot Chicken Gravy

Ingredients:

Small onion - 5
Garlic - 3
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green chilly - 1
Cloves - 2
Green Elaichi - 2
Cinnamon Stick - small piece
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil, Salt, Water - As reqd

Marinate:
Chicken - 200 g
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt- Little

Method:

• In a bowl add the chicken pieces and add items under "Marination".
• Mix well and set aside for 10-15 mins.
• Heat the clay pot and add oil.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Add the garam spices, chilly, garlic and saute.
• Add in small onions and ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
• Now let this cool.
• Add tomato to this and blend it to a puree.
• Set this aside.
• Heat oil in pot and add fine chopped onions.
• Saute this for a while.
• Add in curry leaves and saute.
• Now add the marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
• Add little water and grinded paste and mix well.
• Add required salt and mix up.
• Cover and cook in medium flame for 22-25 mins.
• Serve with rice or with biryani.

Note:
Add salt accordingly as we add salt in marination too.