Nadan chicken curry

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 500 gms (approximately)
2. Ginger - 1 inch
3. Garlic - 5 cloves
4. Green chillies - 1
5. Red chilli powder - 1.5 tbsp
6. Coriander powder - 1.5 tbsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8. Garam masala - 0.5 tbsp
9. Shallot - 25-30
10. Onion - 2 medium
11. Tomato - 1 medium
12. Curry leaves - 3 twigs
13. Water 
14. Oil 
15. Coconut milk - 1 cup

To marinate

1. Red chilli powder - 0.5 tbsp
2. Pepper powder - 0.5 tbsp
3. Ginger / garlic paste - 1 tbsp
4. Salt

Procedure

1. Clean and cut chicken into medium small pieces.
2. Marinate with the ingredients mentioned under "To marinate"
3. Keep it aside for 30 minutes
4. Thinly slice onion, shallots.
5. Cut ginger and garlic into small pieces.
6. Slit green chillies lengthwise
7. In a pan, heat oil 
8. Add shallot and stir for few minutes
9. When shallot start turning brown, add ginger, garlic, curry leaves and green chillies
10. When the raw smell leaves, add onion and stir and cook closed till it has become soft
11. Add red chilli, coriander, turmeric and garam masala powder. Stir till it becomes aromatic.
12. Add tomato cut to small pieces. Cook till tomato has become mush.
13. Now, add chicken pieces.
14. Add enough water. Close the pan and cook for 10 minutes
15. At this stage, add coconut milk.
16. Let the curry cook for another 5 minutes.
17. Add some more curry leaves and drizzle remanning oil.
18. Yummy nadan chicken curry is ready to be served with rice or chappathi