Quick Chettinad Chicken Masala | Fast Indian Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp each ground fennel, ground coriander and ground cumin
• 3 long dried red chillies
• 50 ml vegetable oil
• 10 fresh curry leaves
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cardamom pods, cracked
• 1 each cinnamon quill and star anise
• 1-2 tsp ground chilli, or to taste
• 2 tsp finely grated ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
• 70 gm (¾ cup) finely grated fresh coconut
• 8 chicken thigh fillets (about 1kg), thickly sliced
• Juice of 2 limes, or to taste
• To serve: steamed basmati rice and coriander sprigs