Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 lb

onion - 2 big

ginger - 1 inch piece

garlic - 3 cloves

tomato - 2 small

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

chilli powder - 1/2 tsp(according to the heat you prefer)

coriander powder - 2 tsp

garam masala - 1 tsp

cumin powder - 1/2 tsp.

oil - 1 tbsp

mustard seeds - 1tsp

curry leaves - 1 sprig

cilantro - a few sprigs.

Method:

Wash and cut chicken into preferred size.

Roughly chop onion,ginger,garlic,tomato and cilantro leaves.

Heat a cooking ware and add oil, splutter mustard, add curry leaves.

Add onion, ginger, garlic and saute until slighly browned.

Add turmeric, chilli, coriander, garam masala and cumin powders and saute.

Add tomato and cilantro and saute a couple more minutes.

Take it off the fire and cool and grind to a smooth paste adding just enough water.

Heat the pan add chicken and keep stirring in high flame for a minute until the outer turns white.

This will seal in the juices.

Then reduce flame to medium and add the ground paste and salt and mix well.

If you need more gravy add some more water, but remember some water will come out of chicken.

Cover and cook it for 15 to 20 minutes until done.