Chicken Kolambu

My mom style chicken kolambu. My roommates at chennai are fans for this kolambu. It tastes wonderful with idli, dosa and rice. It acts as good medicine to cold and cough too... Whenever I feel like getting cold or cough, will have one cup of this and sleep well. The cough and cold will run away from.. magic of my mom :) here goes..

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Red Onion - 1 (big one. If small 2 will do)
(if shallot onion or chinna vengayam is available, then 20-25 peeled onions will
be required)
Garlic - 10 pods
Ginger - 1 inch
Curry leaves - few ( Optional)
Coriander Powder - 4 spoons (adjustable according to taste)
Chicken masala - 1 spoon
Green chillies - 2 (Adjustable according to hot level)
Coriander leaves for garnishing
salt, turmeric powder, cooking oil

Method:

Preparing Onion-garlic masala:

Heat 2 spoons of oil in a pan. Fry the onions and 7 garlic pods(need not cut them into pieces if shallot onion used) till they turn golden brown and a good aroma of onion fills the room
Allow it to cool
After cooling, grind them along with coriander powder.
keep it aside

Grind the ginger and the remaining garlic pods and make a paste

Kolambu:

Clean the chicken and marinate them with turmeric
Heat oil in a pan
Add Green chilles, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste
After the raw smell goes, add the chicken
Add chicken masala and fry well.
After 3 minutes, add the onion paste and mix well
Once mixed, add 2 cups if water to it. The gravy consistency should be less thick and little watery. Adjust accordingly while adding water
Add salt and close the pan with a lid and allow it to boil in a medium heat till the chicken is cooked well

Once the chicken is cooked, switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves

Note:

While grinding the onions, add 4 inch if coconut cut into pieces. This will add more taste to the kolambu.
Since Coriander powder and garlic are added well, this can be used a chicken soup.
Drinking this hot will relieve nose block and cough :)