Mama'S Chicken Curry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 roasting chicken
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste, and
cardamom, ground together
6 curry leaves
1/2 onion
4 green chili peppers
1 tomatoes
1 lemon
1 tablespoon salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon garam masala powder
2 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
oil

Preparation

Cut the chicken into portions, as desired. Marinade with salt and a whole lemon. Set aside for about 1/2 hour.
Put about 10 tbsp of Oil into a deep pot and allow it to heat. Add the fenugreek, curry leaves, the garlic, ginger and cardamom mixture, green chilie, rampa and onion. Stir for about 3 minutes, then add the tomatoes.
When the ingredients are a golden brown colour, start adding the spices, starting with: Chilie powder then followed by Masala, Turmeric and Curry powder. Stir well.
When the mixture is almost a shade of dark red, put the chicken in, including the marinade.
Raise the fire to let the curry boil. Add about 1/4 cup of water if necessary (or if you want more curry). Lower the heat and cook for about 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.