Chicken in Green Masala (semi dry) - Sophiebai

Recipe by Sophie Menezes

Ingredients:
1/2 kg chicken (medium pieces)
1 small potato (cubed)
1/2 cup curd
1 small tomato (cubed)
1-2 tbsp ghee (or oil)
salt as per taste

To fry in ghee, then grind (masala ingredients):
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 small onion
1 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
3-4 cloves garlic
1/4" ginger
2-3 green chillies
1 red long chilli (kashmiri or byadgi)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
3 peppercorns
3 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon
1 cardamom
3-4 cashew nuts

To garnish:
1-2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 onion (sliced)

Steps:

1. Clean, wash and drain the chicken and keep it aside.
2. In a pan, heat ghee and fry all the masala ingredients and then grind into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
3. In a cooking vessel, heat ghee. 
4. Add an onion and fry till it is brown and keep it aside to garnish later.
5. Again, heat ghee. 
6. Add the tomato and sauté until cooked.
7. Add the chicken and sauté for few minutes till the chicken is almost cooked.
8. Add potato and fry for some time till the potato cooks.
9. Now add the ground masala paste, 1/4 cup water and salt.
10. Pour curd into the gravy and adjust the consistency (this dish is semi dry). Keep covered until chicken is cooked until tender.
11. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and browned onion.
12. ENJOY!