Easy Chicken Curry

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken  - 1  lb (cleaned and cut into small pieces)
• Onion (sliced) - 1 no 
• Cloves - 2 no
• Cinnamon Stick– 2" piece
• Tomato  (diced) - 1 medium 
• Ginger (chopped) - 1 inch piece
• Cardamom  - 2 nos
• Garlic pods  - 2 nos
• Fennel  seeds  - 1/2 tsp
• Star anise - 1 clove
• Red Chilly Powder  - 1/2  tsp 
• Black pepper powder   - 1/4 tsp 
• Coriander  powder  - 1/2  tsp 
• Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp 
• meat masala powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
• Salt  - to taste
• Oil  - 2 Tbsp
• Chopped coriander leaves - 1 TbspMETHOD:
• Crush or dry grind cinnamon, cloves, star anise, cardamom, and fennel.
• Then to this add ginger, garlic pods, all the powders and enough salt and grind well. If you want, add 2 or 3 tsp of water.
• Take a medium mixing bowl and add sliced onion in it and mix it well with your hands.
• Add ground mixture and 1 tbsp of coconut oil to the onion and work well with your hands to mix them well.
• To this add chicken pieces and  mix well again.
• Allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a medium pan and add marinated chicken in it. No need to add water.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
• Open the lid and add chopped tomatoes and saute' well.
• Cover the pan again and cook for another 20 minutes. Open the lid and saute' in between.
• Cook till chicken is cooked completely.
• Garnish Chicken Curry with Chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with Rice, Roti or Appam.