Naadan pepper chicken

Kerala's "naadan " pepper chicken gravy is spicy thick gravy just  loaded with mild spices and freshly ground pepper .
After returning back  to India , i realised how much i missed ..the rains , the smocky charcoal smell from the kitchen that fills the air in the morning , the beautiful sounds of the chirpy birds and the kids and folks running for school and work.... sometimes the village chaos is beautiful but at the same time i love and miss the city too. . I guess all go through the same scenario . I can niether choose home nor gulf , as both have always been dear to me....
As of now , first i had was all the fresh mathi and kappa which umma had already kept ready for us as soon as we came . And my folks were  waiting for the new recipes to be prepared by me . I made them the chicken curry that's loaded with pepper . Of course not that new but i just love the simple things that can bring huge differences to this curry .

There are many ways to prepare pepper chicken curry. I found this recipe in youtube and i must say it is simply superb .
The best part is its really easy and takes very little time  . A curry perfect for this rainy season.
There are two spices that i add almost in every day cooking . Turmeric and pepper . Its always a norm for me to add to the fish fries and curries be it chicken fish or vegetable . Umma makes sure that we all use only fresh.  Turmeric and pepper are  usually bought in bulk and powdered and stored for a year . So umma packs them up for me and my brothers to carry along .
I prepare this curry only for ghee rice and rotis.  The spice level is moderate but i think over the years of cooking , my curries are not that spicy any more . But if you want adding more green chilies to this recipe is fine.

Ingredients

1 kilo chicken
2 onions  chopped finely
2 tomatoes chopped finely
1 and 1/2 tablespoon Coconut oil
2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste.
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoon eastern chicken masala
2 and 1/2 tablespoon pepper powder
2 tablespoon corriander leaves
2 tablespoon curry leaves .
1 tablespoon cashew nuts
1 cup Coconut milk
Salt to taste.

Method

In a non stick kadai , heat some oil and curry leaves .
On medium heat, add the onions and saute for 10mins .
Add the tomatoes , ginger garlic paste . Cook for 10 minutes.
Add the turmeric powder ,salt and eastern chicken masala powder.
Cook for 5 to 10 minutes till the tomatoes are mushy.
Add the chicken pieces and cover and cook till the chicken is done , in low flame .
Once the chicken is done add the coconut milk and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Garnish with corriander and curry leaves and cashew nuts.
Serve warm.