Chicken Kurma

Chicken 1/2 kg

Onion chopped 1

Green chillies slited 2

Tomatoes 3 big

Beans chopped 8-9pcs

Potatoes chopped (big pcs) 2

Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp

Cinammon 1/2 incn pc

Cloves 2

Bay leaves 1

Red chilly powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Curd beaten 1 cup

Salt as per taste

Oil 4 tbsp

Masala paste

Fresh coconut 3 tbsp

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 1/2 inch pc

Cloves 2

Elachi small 1

Khas-khas 1 tsp

Shahi Zeera 1tsp

Make a smooth paste of the above ingredients.

Marinate chicken with salt,curd and ginger garlic paste for an hour.

Fry onions and green chillies in the oil until onions changes colour.Add cinnamon,clove and bay leaves.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes.Add beans and potatoes along with salt.Cover with a lid and let it cook for few more minutes.Now add turmeric powder and red chilly powder.

Then add the above masala and saute for 2 minutes.

Add chicken and mix well and cover and cook until chicken starts leaving oil.Then add big chunks of tomatoes and add 1/2-1 cup of water.

Let it come to boil and simmer the flame and cook till the gravy thickens.

Serve hot with rice or roti.