chicken varutharacha curry(fried coconut gravy)

Ingredients:

• chicken 3/4 kg -cut to medium pieces.
• grated coconut-1 cup
• chilly powder-1.5 tsp
• coriander powder-2tsp
• turmeric powder-1tsp
• garam masala-1 tsp
• onion-2 big chopped
• tomato-1 big chopped
• potato-1 medium cut into 3/4 inch dice
• ginger,garlic paste-2 tsp
• curry leaves
• oil-2tsp
• water-3cups

Preparation:

1. Fry grated coconut till its brown in 1 tsp oil.
2. Add turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder and stir well for 2 mins and remove from the heat.When it cools grind it with a little water.
3. Heat 1tsp oil in a kadai,add onion and stir well for 2 mins.
4. Add ginger-garlic, tomato and stir occasionally for 2 mins.
5. Add potato,chicken,ground coconut mix,salt ,water and stir well.
6. Close kadai with a lid and cook for 10 mins by stirring occasionally.
7. Add curry leaves and garam masala and stir well for 2 mins.Remove from the heat when oil separates.

This curry is good with appam and chapathi