Powder the ingredients from the "To Powder" list. Mix it with some tumeric, red chili, salt, pepper and the vinegar to form a masala paste. Marinate the chicken in this paste for about 30mins

Heat a tbsp of oil and saute the onions until they are soft. Stir in the salt and pepper and saute for a few more minutes. Set aside

In the same pan add some more oil and fry the chicken pieces for about a minute on each side so that the masala is slightly fried. Next add the minced ginger, sliced garlic cloves and the green chillies and mix well

Add a cup of hot water and bring it a boil. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 15minutes. Remove the lid, add the coconut milk, and contine to cook for another 2mins

Remove the chicken pieces and set side. In another bowl, pour the liquid out of the pan

Add some more oil to the pan, and fry the cooked chicken pieces until they are evenly browned. Remove the fried chicken pieces and set aside. Return the sauteed onions to the pan and mix well to loosen up the browned bits stuck to the pan. Pour the gravy into the pan and bring to a boil. Add the fried chicken pieces into the gravy and mix well to coat the chicken pieces with the gravy

Let it stay on the heat until the oil starts to separate

Garnish with curry leaves

And yes! that was a lot of steps, but trust me its easy once you try it once :)