Chicken Gravy for Idly, Dosa, Rice

Ingredients:

1. Chicken                            1 kg
2. Small onion                      1 cup
3. Tomato                             1 
4. Roasted gram powder      1tbsp
5. Chilly powder                  2 tsp
6. Turmeric                          1/4tsp
7. Salt                                  2 tsp
8. Water                              6 cups
9. Castor oil                        1 tsp
10. Coriander leaves             handful

For Grinding:

1. Coconut                        1/2 grated
2. Coriander seeds            1 tbsp
3. Sombu[fennel seeds]    1 tbsp
4. Cinnamon                     2"
5. Lavang                          10
6. Ginger                           1"
7. Garlic                            10 pods
8. Khus-Khus                    1 tsp

For seasoning:

1. Oil                               3 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds             1/4 tsp
3. Urad Dal                     1/2 tsp
4. Bengal gram Dal        1 tsp
5. Curry leaves               few

Method:

• Wash chicken. Cut onion, tomato.
• Grind masala ingredients to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker or in a Kadai.
• Add onion, curry leaves and tomato, fry well.
• Now add chicken, turmeric, chilly powder, castor oil.
• Fry chicken adding with masala, salt.
• Add water, stir well and close the lid.
• Cook for 1 whistle and keep it aside till pressure comes down.
• Open the lid, check salt and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with rice and chapatis.