Papaya Chicken Gravy

Ingredients

• Chicken - 2 cups
• Half riped Papaya - 1 1/2 cups
• Onion (medium size) - 2
• Tomato - 2
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Corriander - for garnish
• Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• fennel seed powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp

Method

1. Wash the chicken well and cut into small pieces. Chop the onion and papaya well.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon stick into it. Add ginger garlic paste and onion into it.  Saute it until transparent, about 2-3 mins.

3. Then add tomato into it, saute it until raw smell goes.

4. Then add the chicken pieces and saute another 5 minutes to partially cook and lightly brown. Add chilli powder , corriander powder and fennel seed powder into it.

5. Add water to cover the chicken and bring it to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25 - 30 minutes, stirring and skimming off fat and scum occasionally.

6. Add cubed papaya and simmer another 5 - 10 minutes until papaya is tender.

7. Remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste and stir in the chopped spinach. Serve it hot with rice. 

Happy cooking...