Chicken Mulakittathu

Ingredients

500 gm chicken, cut into small pieces

2 tsp chopped ginger

2 tsp chopped garlic

2 green chillies sliced

2 sprigs curry leaves

2 tomatoes chopped

1 big onion chopped

3 tsp kashmiri chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

1 cup water

1 tsp vinegar

salt to taste

For tempering

1 Tbsp coconut oil

2 cloves

1" cinnamon stick

1 cardamom

1/2 star anise3 dry whole chillies, broken into pieces

1 sprig curry leaves

2 shallots sliced

Method

• Put the chicken along with all the ingredients(excluding the ingredients under tempering) into a pan(preferably an earthen pot(manchatti)).
• Mix everything well and cook on a low flame until the chicken is cooked, gravy thickens slightly and oil is seen to float on top. Remove from heat and keep aside
• For the tempering, heat oil in a separate pan.Add the whole spices, curry leaves and sliced shallots.
• Fry until the onions turn golden brown.
• Now pour this over the prepared chicken curry and cover the pot immediately so that the aroma lingers in the curry. Let it remain covered for 10 minutes.

• Open, mix well and serve delicious chicken mulakittathu with steamed rice, dosa or chappathi.

Recipe adapted from here