Cashew Pepper Chicken - Another experiment

Something quite special..............It is a very delicious chicken curry with a flavourful mild spice from the crushed blackpeppers and the slight crunchiness and creamy gravy from cashews.....It's definitely a must try for all the chicken lovers and it is a best combination for chapati,rotis as well as south Indian breakfasts like appam, idiyappam, dosa etc.......

Ingredients :

1. Chicken : 500gms
2. Onion : 3 small(2 large)
3. Ginger garlic paste : 1 tsp
4. Curry leaves : 2   springs
5. cashews : 6-7 
6. Crushed black pepper : 2 tbsp(you can increase or decrease the qty as per your spice level)
7. Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
8. Coriander powder : 1/2 tsp
9. Fennel powder : 2 tsp
10. Garam Masala : 1 tsp
11. Salt
12. Oil
13. Coriander leaves :(For garnishing)

Method :

• Soak the cashews in water or milk  for about half an hour.
• Grind it into a creamy paste.
• Wash and drain the chicken pieces well
• Heat oil in a pan and add sliced onions and curry leaves.
• Saute well and add ginger garlic paste
• When the onions and ginger garlic paste are well cooked,add all the masala powders and combine well.
• Now add the chicken pieces and combine with the masala well;
• Add enough water to cook.
• When the chicken pieces are half cooked , add the cashew paste and reduce the flame to low.
• Keep in low flame until the chicken pieces are well cooked with a creamy thick gravy
• Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves

Ready!!!!!!!!!!!!1Serve!!!!!!!!!!!!