Gongura Chicken Curry or Pulichakeerai Chicken Gravy

 
Gongura Chicken Curry
 Gongura is a very rich source of Iron, vitamins, folic acid and anti-oxidants essential for human nutrition. This is an authentic spicy Andhra Gongura Chicken Recipe.
Ingredients:

chicken - 600g, cut into bite size
medium onion - 2, chopped fine
green chillies - 10, 4 slit vertically
red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
cummin powder - 1/2 tsp
dhania powder - 1 tsp
garlic flakes - 1 tsp
haldi - 1/4 tsp
tender gongura leaves(sorrel leaves)picked &cleaned - 150g
chopped coriander leaves - 1/2 tbsp
oil - 2 1/2tbsp
salt

Method

1. Cook gongura(sorrel leaves) along with 6 green chillies & 1/4 tsp of salt and minimum quantity of water for about 5min.
2. Grind the cooked leaves to a fine paste&keep it aside.
3. Heat oil in a vessel ,fry onion pieces along with vertically slit green chillies ,till the onion pieces.turn golden brown.
4. Add cummin powder ,dhania powder,garlic flakes&haldi fry for1/2min.
5. Add chicken pieces,red chilly powder,required amout of salt.Mix well, cover the vessel.
6. Let it simmer for 6 to 8 min or till the chicken pieces become soft.If necessary sprinkle some water.
7. Add gongura paste, mix well, let it simmer for 1 to 2 min or till the oil separates.
8. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Check salt.
9. Do remember to add gongura paste only after chicken becomes soft( otherwise, as gongura is naturally sour it delays the process of cooking of chicken).
10. Serve this curry with plain rice/ puri/ chapathi/ fried rice.