chettinad chicken

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.

Key Ingredients: Chicken, Vegetable Oil, Onion, Tomato,Cinnamon, Cloves, Black Cardamom, Curry Leaves, Turmeric,Salt, Coriander Leaves, Ginger, Garlic, Fennel, Cumin Seeds,Black Pepper, Red Chilli, Coconut