Chicken Curry With Coconut Recipe

Savor the culinary delight of coconut in chicken curry with spices; curry paste, curry powder and lemon juice.

• 60gms ghee
• 1 Onion (Pyaj), finely chopped
• 2 clove (laung)s garlic (lasan), crushed
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp ground clove (laung)s
• 1 cm cinnamon (tuj/dalchini) stick
• 2 tblsp curry powder
• 1 tblsp curry paste
• 1 1/2 kg chicken pieces
• 1/2 fresh coconut (narial), sliced and with the outer skin removed
• 250gms fresh tomato (tamatar), peeled and chopped
• 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) water squeeze fresh lemon juice

1. Melt ghee in a frying pan, sauté onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
2. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, curry powder, curry paste. Saute 3 minutes.
3. add chicken pieces, sliced coconut, tomatoes, water and lemon juice. Cover, simmer 1 hour or until chicken is tender.