Milagai Chicken Curry/Chilli Chicken Curry

        As the name indicates,Chicken curry cooked with green chilli paste and other spice ingredients.Green chilli is the main ingredients.I used only 300gm of chicken ....so if u cook more than 300gm chicken plz increase the amount of other ingredients also.

Ingredient

1. Chicken    300gm
2. Onion   1 large(finely chopped)
3. Tomato    1 medium(finely chopped)
4. Curry leaves      few
5. Chicken masala powder    1 tsp
6. Mustard seeds      1/2 tsp
7. Salt      as needed
8. Oil      2 tbsp

To grind

1. Green chillies     6 no.s
2. ginger     2" piece
3. Garlic     7-8 large cloves
4. Coriander leaves    5-6 strings
5. Mint leaves     5-6 no.s
6. Fennel seeds     1 tsp

Method

• Clean and wash the chicken thoroughly and marinate with 1/2tsp turmeric powder and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan,add mustard seeds and allow to pop and add curry leaves and finely chopped onions,sprinkle some salt and fry till onion get half transparent.
• Then add the grounded chilli masala paste,and keep frying until the raw smell leaves.
• And then add chopped tomatoes and saute until tomaot get soft and mushy.
• Now add the chicken pieces with a pinch of turmeric powder,chicken masala powder and stir well.
• Keep stir frying the chicken for 3 minutes .
• After that add 1/2 cup water and enough salt,mix well and cook in medium flame with lid closed.
• Cook until chicken get tender and cooked well.
• Now open the lid and add some chopped coriander leaves ,mix well and remove from the stove.
• Now heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add 2 green chillies (slit open),curry leaves ,fry well and add to the chicken curry.
• Now the Milagai chicken curry is Ready to serve hot.
• It suits well with Biryani,Pulav,Dosa and Chapathi also.

You can also add some cashewnuts along with chilli and curry leaves fry.