kOri gassi (Chicken Curry)

Ingredients Chicken - 1 kg Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup Oil - 1 tsp Ghee - 1 tbsp Salt - To taste Roast the ingredients below in Oil Coriander Seeds - 3 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Fenugreek Seeds - 3 Peppercorn - 3 Gasagase/Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp Clove - 2 Cinnamon- 1 inch Cardamom - 1 Garlic - 5 or 6 cloves Onion - 1 small Red Chillies - 15 Ginger - 1 inch Turmeric - 1 tsp Tamarind - v little Preparation Method Blend the roasted ingredients into a fine paste. In a vessel, add Chicken, Masala paste, Ghee and little Water. Cook till the chicken is well done. Add Coconut Milk and boil. Add Salt to taste. Note Chicken Gassi is usually served with Boiled Rice, Rotti (crispy dry rice flakes) or Neer dosa. Kori-rotti is a traditional of the Tuluvas and is served at weddings, parties and special occassions. Preparation of Rotti(Crispy dry rice flakes)