Chettinad Chicken

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 1 kg: Chicken
 * 4 no: Big Onion
 * 4 no: tomato
 * 20 pieces: garlic
 * 1 big piece: ginger
 * 2 tsp: pepper
 * 2 tsp: cumin seeds
 * 2 tsp: fennel (jeera)
 * ¼ cup: Coriander Powder
 * ½ small cup: chilli Powder
 * Cloves (lavangam) as required
 * tamarind as required
 * salt to taste
 * 5 tsp: oil

Directions

 * 1) Wash the Chicken and cut to pieces.
 * 2) Mince garlic and ginger.
 * 3) Powder pepper, cumin seeds and fennel together.
 * 4) Fry the powders lightly and keep aside.
 * 5) Season cloves in oil in a frying pan, add Onion and tomato.
 * 6) Sauté well adding minced garlic and ginger.
 * 7) Add Chicken with little turmeric powder and cook for 10 minutes.
 * 8) Add chilli /coriander powders, salt and mix well.
 * 9) Pour 4 cups of water and boil.
 * 10) When Chicken is half boiled, add the half fried pepper, cumin seed and fennel powder and mix well.
 * 11) When the gravy thickens to a paste, remove from fire.
 * 12) Serve hot.