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• 2 - 3 tbsp coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
• ½ yellow onion (diced or sliced)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced or finely chopped)
• 1 inch ginger (minced or finely chopped)
• 6 - 7 curry leaves (or 2 bay leaves)
• 2 ½ tbsp roasted Sri Lankan curry powder (or unroasted is fine too)
• 1 cinnamon stick ((preferably Ceylon cinnamon) or ½ tsp ground cinnamon)
• ½ tsp salt (plus more to taste)
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper or kashmiri chili powder (less if you like it less spicy, please see recipe notes below)
• 1 tbsp paprika (NOT smoked paprika)
• 2 lbs chicken (whole chicken cut into sections OR any bone-in chicken thigh or leg pieces (large thigh pieces should be cut in half))
• 2 serrano peppers (or regular green chili) ( cut length-wise, with or without seeds)
• 3 small roma tomatoes (cut into cubes (or 2 medium-sized regular tomatoes))
• 2 tsp brown sugar (see recipe notes)
• 2 tsp lime juice or apple cider vinegar (see recipe notes)
• ½ cup full-fat coconut milk (see recipe notes)
• ½ cup water