Chicken Green Masala Curry with Brinjals

A very tasty and healthy curry made with Chicken, Brinjal and others..


Ingredients

Chicken - Half kilo , cut into pieces
Turmeric powder a pinch
Lime juice 1 tea spoonful
salt and pepper
Mix the above and keep aside.

Brinjal - 2 or 3 cut into large pieces
Carrots - 2 cut into rounds
Tomatoes - 1 or 2 cut into slices
Onions - 2 , cut into slices
Coriander leaves a few
Red chillies 2 cut into pieces

For the Green curry paste

Coconut one cup
Green chillies 3 or 4
Coriander leaves - one bunch
Ginger half an inch piece
Garlic - 12 seeds
yogurt 2 table spoonful
Onion 1 small
A few lemon grass leaves

Grind all the above in a mixer adding water if required .


Method 

1, Pressure cook the marinated chicken adding the tomatoes.
2, In a pan heat some oil and add the sliced onions and fry for a minute.
3, Add the cut Red chillies ,brinjal and carrot pieces and mix well.
4, Add salt and sprinkle some water. Cook on slow fire until the vegetables are cooked.
5, Add the green masala and the cooked chicken. Mix well and check salt.
6, Finally add coriander leaves and take it off the stove.

This dish goes well with steamed rice , Dosas or Aapams.