Varutharacha Kozhi Curry

To serve 4 persons

Ingredient	Quantity
Chicken (cut into pieces)	1 kg
Coconut Oil	¾ cup or 12 tbsp
Grated coconut	2 cups
Onion	3 nos
Ginger and Garlic paste	4 tbsp
Green Chilli slit	3 nos
Curry leaves	10 nos
Tomato	2 nos
Salt	To taste
Melam Varutharacha Kozhi curry masala	3 tbsp

Cooking method:

Marinate the chicken with ginger and garlic paste and salt and keep aside for 5 – 10 mins.
Roast the grated coconut in a pan till it turns golden brown in colour and make a smooth paste.
Heat the coconut oil in a kadai, add sliced onion, curry leaves and green chillies and sauté till it turns brown in colour.
Add 3 tbsp of Melam Varutharacha kozhi curry masala and sauté for 2 mins in low flame.
Add the marinated chicken, sliced tomato and sauté.
Add enough water and cook the chicken till tender.
Add the roasted coconut paste and simmer it.
When the gravy becomes thick remove from the heat and serve.