Sri Lankan jaffna curry powder-chicken curry.

Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

whole chicken, washed, cleaned and cut into required size( 700g- 1kg)

Turmeric powder

fresh pepper powder

Jaffna curry powder(you can add 1 more tablespoon if you can handle the heat)

Salt to season

tamarind soaked in 1/4 of a cup of water(if using tamarind paste,1 tablespoon should do)

oil

sprig of curry leaves

long piece of Pandan leaf

ginger-garlic paste

large onion finely sliced

medium-sized chopped Tomato

whole green chillies split in the middle

piece of Cinnamon (1inch)

slightly bruised Cardamoms