Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut Gravy

Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut Gravy is a delicious chicken curry with a rich gravy, a heavenly combination with steamed rice!

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Ingredients for Roasted Coconut Chicken Curry:
Chicken – 600 g;
For Marination – 1 tsp each of turmeric powder, crushed black pepper and salt and a tbsp of lime juice/vinegar;
Onions – sliced, 3 cups,
Garlic – 6 large cloves;
Ginger – 1 inch piece;
Green chillies – 2-3;
Curry leaves – 8 no.;
Ground Spices – ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder (or as per taste), 2 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder;
Tomatoes – crushed/ chopped, ½ cup;
For the coconut gravy – 1 ½ cup grated/shredded coconut, 4 cloves of garlic, ½ inch piece of ginger, 2-3 dry red chillies, 8 curry leaves, 2 bay leaves, 1 green cardamom, 8 cloves, ½ inch stick of cinnamon, 1 star anise, ½ tsp each of cumin(jeera) and fennel(saunf) seeds.
Cooking oil – 3 tbsp;
Salt to taste