Method

Preparation for Chicken Peralen :

1. In a big bowl, place chicken pieces and ingredients for marinating. Mix well and keep aside for 15 to 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a wide non-stick pan, add chopped ginger and garlic. Fry until golden.
3. Add onion (Both small and big), green chilli and curry leaves. Sauté one minute.
4. Add tomato, stir 1 minute.
5. Lower the heat, close and cook for next 3 to 5 minutes or the mixture become soft.
6. Add chilli and coriander powder, mix well.
7. Close the pan again for 1 to 2 minutes (In lower flame) for combine the spices with the tomato onion gravy .
8. Uncover the pan, add marinated chicken pieces and salt for chicken. Mix and stir well in a medium heat.
9. Cook chicken in a lower heat for next ten minute. (Uncover and stir occasionally).
10. In a mixer jar (small jar), place ingredients to grind. Grind and make a crushed form. (do this process on time for the fresh taste and aroma ).
11. Add it to the chicken curry, mix and sauté well.
12. Close and cook it again (lower heat) next 2 to 3 minutes or until the gravy thickens.
13. Taste the curry, add salt if need. Add few curry leaves, sprinkle some coconut oil, combine and fry them few minutes.
14. When the gravy well coated with each chicken pieces, turn off the heat close the pan tightly and leave it few hours for setting .
15. Reheat and serve with boiled rice, chappathi, porota, pathiri, nan etc enjoy!