Madras Chicken Curry

Chennai's signature bone-in chicken curry — cooked with a freshly ground masala of coriander, cumin, chilli, and coconut in a shallot-tomato base with sesame oil. This is the 'madras curry' that gave a name to a category in British-Indian cooking — at its Chennai source it is fiery, fragrant, and served in a puddle of red-orange oil with parotta or rice.