Easy Chicken stew

Ingredients :

Chicken - 250 gms(bone / Boneless)

Pattai/cinnamon sticks- 5 small pieces

cardomom /yelakai - 5

Fennel seeds /Sombu- 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 5 pods

Coconut milk - 2 cups(1,2 mixed )

Coconut milk - 1 cup ( 3'rd grind )

corriander leaves - a handful

curry leaves - a handful

Small/Pearl onion - 6 - 8 pods

Oil for frying

salt

for Grinding :

Coconut scraping - 1 tbsp

green chilly - 3 ( more for spice)

Method :

In a pressure cooker ,cook the cleaned chicken till a whistle .

Heat oil in a pan ,add the onion ,fry till golden brown .

Now add the spices Cinnamon,Cardomom ,Fennel and also the garlic pods, Fry in oil .

add the ground mixture to the pan .

add the cooked chicken .

add the rest of the coconut milk .heat for 5 min.add salt .(do not boil)

Garnish with Curry leaves n clintaro .

Serve hot with idiappam or chapati .