Marinate the chicken: In a bowl, add chicken pieces, salt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, cumin, coriander, garam masala powder, and lemon juice, and mix well. Marinate for atleast 30 minutes.
1 kg Chicken, 1 tsp Salt, 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste, ½ tsp Turmeric powder, 1 tsp Cumin powder, 1 tbsp Coriander powder, 2 tsp Garam masala powder, 2 tbsp Lemon juice
Make the chili paste: Soak the red chilies in warm water for 15 to 30 minutes.
10 to 12 Kashmiri dry red chilies
In a mixie jar add cashews and soaked dry red chilies with ¼ cup water and blend it to smooth paste.
2 tbsp Cashews
Making of chicken urval: In a pan, add oil, ghee, and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds. Add the ground chili paste and an additional ¼ cup water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
2 tbsp Oil, 1 tsp Ghee, 2 sprigs Curry leaves
Add the marinated chicken and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Make the tempering: In tadka pan, heat oil. Add red chilies, cashews and curry leaves and saute on medium flame until cashews turn golden brown in color.
1 tbsp Oil, 4 to 5 Dry red chilies, 5 to 8 Cashews, 1 Sprig Curry leaves
Add the tempering to the dish and mix well. Serve with Mangalorean neer dosa, ghee rice, or steamed rice, and enjoy.