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Village Style Chicken Kuzhambu

Ingredients
For Masala Paste:

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 3
• Cinnamon - 1
• Maze - 1
• Star Anise - 1 
• Dry Red Chillies - 4
• Coriander Seeds - 2 tsp
• Peppercorns  - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
• Coconut - 1 tbsp

For Gravy:

• Onion -  1 (large)
• Tomato - 2 (medium)
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp
• Chicken - 250 g
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt as needed

Directions

1. Grind roughly chopped onions and tomatoes raw using blender adding little water, keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients mentioned under 'masala paste' one by one and saute them
3. Cool the above mixture and grind them adding 2 tbsp of water, make a smooth paste.
4. Now, heat oil in a separate pan, add ginger garlic paste.
5. Cool till raw smell goes.
6. Then, add grounded onion tomato paste.
   
7. Simmer for 5 mins.
8. Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt.
9. Simmer for 10 mins.
10. Add chicken.
    
    
    
    
11. Add water, add grounded masala paste and simmer again for 15-20 mins till chicken gets cooked.