Ingredients
Chicken, cut into medium size pieces (800gms), grated coconut (2c), sliced onions (2med.), juliennes of ginger (1tbsp), red chili powder (1tbsp), coriander powder (1tbsp), garlic (8cloves), water (2c), oil (2tbsp), curry leaves (12), turmeric powder (1tsp), whole red chilies (2), green chilies slits (2), finely chopped coriander leaves (for garnishes), salt (to taste).

Method of preparation:-
Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat. Heat half of the oil in it until it gets hot to medium level. Add coconut, red chili powder, coriander and garlic in it. Roast this mixture by stirring it regularly on low heat until the coconut gets dark brown and fragrant. Keep this mixture to cool and then grind it by mixing little water in it to make thick paste. Now heat the left over oil in the same pan and add chopped onions, green chilies, ginger and curry leaves in it. Fry them for about 3 minutes on medium level until the onions get changes its color to light brown. Now add chicken, whole red chilies, turmeric powder and water and coconut paste in it. Mix salt in it according to taste. Cover the pan and cook it for about 25 minutes to low heat until the chicken gets soft. When chicken gets ready then decorate it with chopped coriander and serve it.