I made this salna vegetarian but if you prefer you can add chicken or mutton.For chicken flavour without chicken add Chicken Bouillon.

Ingredients : 

Saute and Ground :

Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon  - 1/2 inch
Cashew - 3
Fennel Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 medium roughly chopped
Tomato - 1 medium roughly chopped 
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 5 Cloves
Turmeric Pd - 1/2 tsp 
Chilly pd - 1 /2 tsp
Coriander Pd - 1/2 tbsp
Coconut  - 1/2 cup
Mint - 5 to 10 leaves
Coriander - 1/2 handful

Saute all the above with a tsp of oil by Sauteeing at spices first ,then the vegetables and the spice powder and finally add coconut and give a mix and Saute for 1 min  (dont need to saute coconut ) and  ground it to a fine smooth paste by adding some water.

For Sauteeing : 

Oil - 1 to 3 tsp
Onion - 1 medium sliced
Tomato - 1/2 medium sliced
Chicken Bouillon - 2 tsp
Curry leaf - 1 sprig
Turmeric Pd - 1 tsp 
Salt - as needed

Method : 

Take a pan add oil and add onion and curry leaf and then add turmeric pd and tomato and saute till the tomatoes are mashed up and once they are sauteed add the ground Masala,Chicken Bouillon,salt  and add 3 cups of water (salna is a thin gravy so add lot of water) and let it boil on high flame till oil separates out and floats in top and gravy is blended.
(Use pressure cooker if you prefer .)
A delicious madurai  style salna is ready to serve with parotta.