Karepaku perugu chicken

 Karepaku perugu chicken

                         

    Ingredients

1. Chicken                                  500 gms
2. Onions(chopped)                    200 gms
3. Green chilies(chopped)          10 no.s
4. Karepaku(curry leaves)          5 branches
5. Curd(fresh)                             1 cup
6. Khus Khus                              1tbsp
7. Cashew nuts                            20 no.s
8. Cloves                                     4 no.s
9. Cardamoms                             4 no.s
10. Dalchini                                   1 inch piece
11. Chakra phool                           1/2 
12. Chili powder                            as required
13. Sugar                                        1/4 tsp 
14. Salt                                           to taste
15. Kasoori methi                           2 tsp
16. Ginger and garlic paste            1 tbsp

 Process

Take a nonstick cooker, 1 tbsp oil, G&G paste and fry it for 5 min . Add chicken, chili powder, salt and cook in low flame till the chicken is done. Take another pan, oil, chilies, chopped karepaku, a paste of  ginger, garlic, khus khus, cashew, cloves, cardamoms, dalchini and chakra phool. Fry in low flame for 10-15 min, add fried onions and fry all the above ingredients finely for 2-3 min and add cooked chicken, chili powder, salt, sugar, curd. Mix well and add 3cups of water, cook for half an hour in low flame and finally add kasoori methi and  medium thick gravy perugu chicken is ready as shown in the picture.