Chicken Chettinad

Chicken Chettinad

Recipe Cook Time :1 Hour


Ingredients

500 gm chicken

75 ml oil

150 gm onions

100 gm tomatoes

2 gm cinnamon sticks

2 gm cloves

2 gm cardamoms

5 gm cumin

2 gm curry leaves

10 gm turmeric powder

Salt

25 gm coriander leaves


Paste:

100 gm onions

50 gm ginger

50 gm garlic

50 gm fennel seeds

20 gm cumin seeds

25 gm peppercorns

10 gm red chillies

100 gm coconut



Method

Grind the ingredients for the paste.

Clean and cut the chicken into 16 pieces. Marinate the chicken with the paste.

Chop the tomatoes, coriander leaves and the onions.

Heat oil and add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and cumin, Saute.

Add the chopped onions and the curry leaves. Saute until the onions are golden.

Add the tomatoes and saute for 5 minutes.

Add the marinated chicken and turmeric powder. Saute for 10 minutes, sprinkling water at intervals.

Add enough salt, cover with a lid and cook until done. Add more chilli or pepper if required.

Serve garnished with coriander leaves.