Ingredients:
Chicken – 1½ kg (Cut into medium pieces)
Onion – 4 (Roughly chopped)
Ginger – 1 big piece
Garlic – 10 fat cloves
Kashmiri dry chilly – 10
Dry red chilly - 10
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder - 1½ tsp
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 1 tbsp
Lemon
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil
Steps:
Cook onion, ginger, garlic, Kashmiri red chilly, dry red chilly and curry leaves in a pan adding 1 cup water.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Cook for another 5 minutes.
Switch off and let it cool. Grind it to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan.
Add the masala paste to the hot oil.
Add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt.
Cook covered on medium flame till oil separates.
Add chicken and salt. Once the chicken releases moisture, increase the flame and cook the chicken.
Add garam masala, when the chicken is half cooked.
Add some coriander leaves.
Cover and cook till the chicken is cooked.
Once the gravy thickens, add lemon juice and cook covered for another 5 minutes on medium flame.
Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.
Enjoy the chicken perattu.