Kozhi Kurma

Ingredients
Chicken - 1 cup (Cut evenly to small cubes)
Sambar Onion - 10 + 5
Tomato - 1 big size
Curry leaves - 2 spring
Coriander leaves - 2 tblsp
Oil - 3 tblsp
Sombu - 1 tsp +1 tsp
Pattai - 1 inch piece
Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
Home made chilly powder - 1 tblsp
Pepper - 1 tsp + 1tsp
Water  - 2 cups
Coconut grated - 1/2 cup
Dry red chilly - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder  - 1/2 tsp
Thaniya powder - 1 tsp
Salt.

Preparation
1. Finely chop Onion, Tomato, Coriander leaves. Grind ginger, garlic, pepper 1 tsp and 5 small onion to smooth paste. Grind Coconut, poppy seeds, pepper, 1/2 cup water and 1 tsp sombu to fine paste.
2. Heat oil in pressure pan and temper with sombu, pattai, curry leaves and red chilly. Add small onion and fry till it turns slightly brown . Add ginger garlic ground paste. Fry until raw smell goes. Add tomato, coriander leaves and fry. Add chilly powder, turmeri powder, corainder powder and half cup water. Mix well and when it boils add chicken,  1 cup of water and salt. Allow to cook for 5 min.
3. Add coconut paste and pressure cook for 2 whistle. After pressure is released again boil for 5 min or until thick consistency is attained. Serve hot with rice, Idly/dosa or roti !


Note:
1. You can also add veggies like potato, green peas, drumstick etc.
2.  Before you grind, soak coconut and poppy seeds in 1/2 cup of warm water for 10 min.