Christmas special chicken stew

Today's recipe chicken stew. It is best combination with palappam, pathiri etc. It is very tasty and easy to make.

SUMMARY:

• Course.................main course
• Cuisine................kerala
• Preparation time..10 minutes
• Cooking time.......20 minutes
• Total time.............30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken................1/2 kg
• Onion ...................2 nos
• Tomato .................1nos
• Potato....................1 cubed
• Carrot ...................1 cubed
• Ginger garlic paste.1 tbsp
• Green chilly............3nos
• Curry leaves...........2 sprigs
• Chopped cilantro....2 tbsp
• Thin coconut milk..1 cup
• Thick coconut milk.1/2 cup
• Poppy seeds ............1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon 1/2 inch...2 stick
• Cloves .......................3 nos
• Cardomom.................4 nos
• Pepper corn ...............8 nos
• Bay leave ..................1nos
• Coconut oil................21/2 tbsp

STEPS:

1. Clean and wash the chicken and cut into small pieces.
2. Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan add the chicken and  frying for a couple of minutes.
3. When it is slightly brown, transfer into a bowl and keep aside.
4. Heat remaining oil in the same pan, add  whole garam masalas and stir for few seconds.
5. Now add onion, green chilly, curry leaves, potato, carrot, ginger garlic paste, salt and tomato and saute it for 3 minutes.
6. Then add chicken and thin coconut milk and stir well, close the pan  with lid and cook medium flame until  it is done.
7. Soak poppy seeds in  warm water and graind it well.
8. When  chicken is done add  poppy seed paste and combine well.
9.  Now add  thick coconut milk,off the flame just before it starts to boil and sprinkle chopped cilantro.
10. Serve with palappam enjoy........