Chicken white curry

Introduction:

Chicken white curry is a delicious and flavorful curry, cooked in a rich coconut, yogurt/curd base. I had written down this Recipe from a T.V cook show 19 years ago. I have been cooking this curry ever since. It looks similar to the North Indian "Safed  murgh  korma/curry"(white chicken korma /curry) but tastes different(addition of coconut).It tastes great with appam(hopper), idiyappam (string hopper),chapathi, bread......

Cuisine: Indian      Recipe category: non-veg, chicken,                                       side-dish, curry Prep time: 15 min                  cooking time: 25 min Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Chicken	250 Gms
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Cloves	2
Cardamom	2
Fennel seeds	1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2 tsp
Onions (large)	1 chopped
Green chillies	3 slit
Ginger garlic paste	1 tbsp
Coriander and mint leaves	handful (Chopped)
Curd/yogurt	1/4 cup
For grinding:
Coconut	1/4 cup
Poppy seeds	1 tsp
Cashew nuts	6
Fennel seeds	1 tsp
For garnishing:
Coriander leaves	chopped

Method:

1. Grind coconut, poppy seeds, cashew nuts, fennel seeds into a fine paste.
2. Take oil in a kadai, when hot add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, fennel and cumin seeds
3. Let it splutter. Add chopped onion, slit green chillies and salt
4. Fry until onions turn translucent.
5. Add ginger garlic paste and fry (1 min)
6. Now add chopped coriander and mint leaves Followed by chicken pieces
7. Stir-fry chicken until it turns white
8. Add half cup of water and cook for 10 min
9. Pour in the ground coconut paste-cook for 5 min
10. Add curd and little water, give a quick mix and switch off stove
11. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves

 Notes:

• Adjust green chillies according to your taste
• Do not cook long after adding curd/yogurt