Food and Travel Magazine | South indian chicken drumstick curry

Ingredients

• 15 chicken drumsticks, skinned, with shallow slits cut into the meat
• 1tsp ground turmeric
• 1tbsp cumin seeds
• 1tbsp coriander seeds
• 2tsp fennel seeds
• 2.5cm cinnamon stick
• 1tbsp black peppercorns
• 7 garlic cloves, smashed
• 5cm piece ginger, roughly chopped
• 2-3 green finger chillies, roughly chopped
• 2 large onions, roughly chopped
• 200g can chopped tomatoes
• 4tbsp rapeseed oil
• 2tsp mustard seeds
• 20 fresh or frozen curry leaves, plus extra handful, to garnish (optional)
• 1tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder, or to taste
• 1 small bunch coriander, finely chopped
• 400ml canned thick coconut milk
• cooked rice
• 2 limes, cut into wedges