Chicken Gravy (South Indian special)

Chicken is everyone's favourite. Chicken gravy differs with varitey of species, tastes,.. But, my faovuorite chicken gravy is south indian style gravy.  It tastes very hot and sour.. Lets see how to make it in home.....

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken - 150 gms(15 small pieces)
• Big Onion - 1/4 cup finely chopped
• Tomato - 1 medium roughly chopped
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander Leaves - just to garnish
• Water - 3/4 cup
• Salt - to taste

To grind:

• Tomato - 1 big sized
• Big Onion - 1 medium sized
• Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp

To temper:

• Oil - 1/2 tbsp
• Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece
• Cardamom - 2 whole
• Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves - a sprig
• Red Chilli - 1
• Kalpasi(Black Stone Flower) - 1/2 tsp

METHOD: 

1. Clean chicken, rinse it 2-3 times and finally wash it with turmeric powder.Set aside.In a mixer add the ingredients listed under 'to grind' and grind it to a  fine paste.
2. This is kal pasi just for showing the spice, you need to add just a pinch.Now heat oil in a pressure pan - add the ingredients listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.Then add onion, tomato and saute for 2mins or or until raw smell leaves
3. Then add the spice powders like turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder and garam masala powders and required salt, fry for a minute.Then add the tomato paste.
4. Cook till raw smell of tomato leaves this may take atleast 5mins in low flame.Now add the chicken and saute for 5more mins till the gravy becomes thick more like thokku.
5. Now add 3/4 - 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or till chicken turns soft.Omce pressure releases, simmer for 5mins till you get a thick gravy consistency, garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.