Ingredients
Chicken - 1kg
Carrot - 1 big chopped
Tomatoes - 2 medium chopped
Onions - 2 chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste- 2tbsp
Gasagasalu/poppy seeds - 1tbsp
Sajeera - 1/2tsp
Coconut powder - 1tbsp
Dhaniyalu powder - 1tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 4tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Coriander leaves - 1bunch finely chopped
Mint/Pudina leaves - 1 bunch finely chopped
Oil - 5tbsp
Elachi -4
Lavangalu/cloves - 4
Dalchini - 1
Preparation
For Gravy:
Grind onions, coconut powder, gasagasalu, ginger garlic paste to a fine paste and keep it aside.
Grind chopped tomatoes and carrot to a fine paste and keep it aside.
Method:
Wash Chicken thoroughly and mix red chilli powder, salt, dhaniyala podi, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and 1tbsp of the above grinded onion paste and marinate it for 30mintues.
Take a pressure cooker and add marinated chicken with 1cup of water and pressure cook it for 10 to 15mintues of until chicken is half-cooked.
Now heat oil in a pan. Add elachi, dalchini chakka, sajeera, lavanga and fry for 1mintue.
Add onion paste and fry for 10mintues or until the paste turns golden brown in a low flame.
Now add tomato carrot paste and fry for 10mintues.
Add coriander leaves and pudina leaves and fry until the mixture is well cooked.
Add half-cooked chicken and close the lid and cook for 30mintues or until the chicken is tender.
Garnish it with carrots, tomatoes, onions and serve hot with rice or rotis.