Dodo's Kitchen : Chicken Curry

I was once told by a very enthusiastic Kadazan man , "It's appalling that you're an Indian but can't cook a damn curry!"  . Well, now I can and so can you! I modified this recipe because I didn't have much of the ingredients needed and wasn't gonna spend money buying chunks of stuff,  then waste it. This curry, although simple, actually turned out quite good and I didn't feel it lacked much. However, you can decide for yourself :)

Ingredients:

1)  About 300 grams of diced chicken (Remember, I'm cooking for just 1 big eater)
2) A stick of cinnamon
3) 5-6 pieces of cardomom
4) A big onion, some garlic and ginger (I blended these ingredients and I feel that is best)
5) 1 tablespoon of chilli powder
6) 1 teaspoon of tumeric to marinade the chicken before cooking
7) 2-3 tablespoons of curry powder (go with the flow on this as some powders are pungent)
8) 150 ml of low fat milk (coconut milk is best but if you're watching your cholesterol ....)
9) Some curry leaves (which I think is a must but didn't have so screw it!)
10) A potato (diced)
11) Some salt and pepper

Cooking Steps:

• First, marinade the chicken with turmeric and salt for about 30 minutes before cooking.
• Once done, you can begin by frying the spices first. Next, the blended ingredients. When the aroma starts ummmm...floating around in mid air, it's about time to put in the curry leaves (some people put it at the end, you decide), potatoes and chicken. Fry and stir and flip and do whatever you want so that it cooks evenly.
• When chicken begins to brown a little, add the chilli powder and curry powder. Once again, fry evenly but don't burn it ya.
• Then add in the milk and a small cup of water as you stir. (if you're using coconut milk then only add at the end of your cooking)
• Salt and pepper. Once everything comes together, taste and decide if you need more salt, water...etcetera. 
• Cook on low/medium heat (depending on how patient you are ;p )  for about 25-35 minutes or until the potatoes are done.

P.S. If you put it in the fridge overnight, it tastes even better! No idea why but I'll find out! Enjoy.