Ingredients

• 1 kg - chicken, cleaned, washed and cut into pieces
• 1.5 tsp - salt
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 30 g - (2 tbsp) - coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp - poppy seeds
• 3 cm piece ginger, crushed
• 10 flakes - garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp (3 tsp) - chilli powder
• 1 tsp - cumin (jeera) seeds
• 10 - cloves, ground to a paste
• 5 cm piece cinnamon
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 100 g - onions, sliced
• 1 tsp - thick tamarind paste
• 75 g (5 tbsp)- coconut, ground to a paste

How to Make Coorg Koli Curry (A spicy chicken curry)

• Clean and cut the chicken into 12 pieces.
• Wash and keep aside.
• Sprinkle salt and turmeric powder over the chicken and mix well.
• Dry roast the coriander seeds till they turn golden brown in a kadai.
• Add poppy seeds to the roasting coriander.
• Add the roughly crushed ginger and garlic to the coriander seeds. Toss for a minute.
• Remove from fire, with all the remaining spices. Make a fine paste of masala.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Saute onion till light brown.
• Add the ground masala paste to the hot oil. Stir well.
• Add the marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add tamarind paste.
• Cook the chicken till done, sprinkling water as and when required.
• Stir in the coconut paste to form a thickened gravy.
• Check the seasoning.
• Remove from heat and serve hot with rice/nullu puttu (string hoppers).
• Recipe Courtesy: Niya's World