An excellent and delicious Malvani Chicken dish made with authentic Malvani spices.
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and add few pieces of red chilies, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks and fry till for a while.
- Now add chopped onions cook this on a slow flame till the onions are translucent.
- Add freshly ground coconut paste and cook the masalas are nicely colored.
- Remove and grind this mixture in the blender to a paste and keep aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and when the oil gets hot, add crushed garlic, ginger, green chilies and saute until the raw flavors are gone.
- Add malvani masala, turmeric powder and garam masala powder.
- Cook this masala on a slow flame and then add the ground masala paste and saute it then add little water and mix well.
- Add chicken pieces and mix well until the chicken pieces are nicely coated with the masala.
- Add salt, mix and cover the pan with a lid, cook this for some time on a slow flame till the chicken oozes out its juices.
- If required you can add little water and again cook on medium flame till the chicken gets tender.
- When the chicken is almost done, sprinkle some finely browned grated copra (dry coconut). Mix well.
- Switch off the flame and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve it.