Kerala Easy Tomato Chicken

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

• 1 nos Chicken
• 4 nos Onions large
• 8 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku)
• 4 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 2" piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
• ½ kg Ripe tomatoes
• 8 tsp Ghee
• 2 tsp Vinegar
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean and cut the chicken into fairly big pieces.

2. Step 2

   Chop two onions and all the tomatoes and cook in two cups of water.

3. Step 3

   Mash and rub through a sieve.

4. Step 4

   Slice the other two onions thin.

5. Step 5

   Grind together cloves, red chillies and cinnamon, using a little of the vinegar.

6. Step 6

   Fry sliced onions in ghee till brown.

7. Step 7

   Remove and set aside.

8. Step 8

   Cook the ground ingredients in the remaining ghee.

9. Step 9

   Add chicken and fried onions.

10. Step 10

    Cook for a while longer, then add salt and the remaining vinegar.

11. Step 11

    Put the lid on and cook on low fire till chicken is just done.

12. Step 12

    Add the tomato-onion mixture and cook on slow fire till chicken is tender and the gravy is thick.

13. Step 13

    Serve while still hot with rice or parathas.