Mangalorean Chicken Curry

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 500gm
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
• Dry  red chilli - 4-5nobs
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil as per requirement 
• Garlic cloves - 5-6 cloves
• Tamarind paste - 2tbsp
• Scraped coconut - 1/2cup
• Onion - 2 large finely chopped
• fenugreak seeds - 1/2tbsp
• cumin seeds - 1tbsp
• coriander seeds - 1tbsp
• Black papper - 1tbsp
• curry leaves -1 string
• mustard  seeds - 1tbsp

Method :-

• first we will do marination so,wash the chicken and keep it aside then in the chicken add 1tbsp of ginger and garlic paste , 2tbsp of curd, turmeric powder,little chili powder and mix it nicely and keep it aside for 15mints.
• Then take a pan add little oil. Once oil is hot add the cumin seeds,coriander seeds,fenugreek seeds,dry red chilli and sauté it for few minutes then remove from heat and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add another 1tbsp of oil and when oil is hot add half chopped onion,garlic cloves,scraped coconut and sauté it few minutes till the onions are soft.
• Allow all spices to be cool.Then take all the fried masala,put it into the blender and make fine paste adding little water.
• Take a pan add some oil , once oil is hot add the mustard seeds and let it crackle then add the curry leaves and chopped onions and sauté it for few minutes till the onions are become transparent.then add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté it for few minutes till the raw smells go out.
• Then add the marinated chicken and mix it nicely ,let it cook for 5-10mints with low flame.
• Then add the prepared masala paste,turmeric powder,salt mix it nicely and let it cook with the lid closed.
• Then after 5mints add the tamarind paste into the chicken gravy and again let it cook until the chickens are well cooked.
• Then check the gravy consistency  As per your requirment and the chicken should well cooked with the gravy.
• Once the chicken is cooked then add the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
• Your chicken curry is ready to eat . serve hot with rice or roti.