Methi (Fenugreek leaves) Chicken Curry

A must try Chicken Curry, tastes delicious and healthy too. Please leave me a comment(feedback) once you have cooked and tasted this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 500gms Chicken 
• 2tbsp Dry Fenugreek Leaves/Kasuri Methi
• 1 Tomato chopped finely(optional)
• 1 medium Onion chopped 
• 1/4 cup Fresh grated Coconut
• 8 dry Red Chillies or 1tbsp hot paprika
• 1/2tsp Coriander Powder
• 1/2  or 1tsp  Fresh Ginger
• 3 Garlic Flakes
• 2 Cardamom, 1 Cinnamon Stick, 3 Cloves
• Salt to taste
• 1tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1/2tsp Turmeric Powder
• 100ml water
• 4tbps oil

Method:

• Mix well chicken, salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice and keep aside. 
• Grind onion, red chillies or paprika, coconut, ginger, garlic, cardamom, cloves with a little water until you get very smooth gravy.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cinnamon stick, above gravy, tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes in low flame.
• Add Chicken, Coriander powder, mix well and close the lid. Cook in high flame for 5 minutes stirring in between.
• Add  water(If you want more gravy you can add more water), mix well and close the lid. Cook for 15minutes.
• Remove the lid, add fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi,mix well and cook for 10minutes or until the chicken is tender and until gravy thickens.
• Garnish with Coriander Leaves and Serve hot with Rice or Rotis or Wrappers.

 Note:

• You can use Fresh Fenugreek Leaves/Methi Leaves for this Recipe but the dry one tastes more better. 
• Kasuri Methi/Dry Fenugreek leaves are available in any Indian stores.
• For Weight Watchers: You can  use1tbsp oil instead of 20ml and avoid coconut
• Please adjust salt and spices according to you taste.