Chettinad Chicken ~~Ingredients~~

•1 kg: Chicken

•1 1/2 cup: Onion

•1 cup: Tomato

•20 cloves: 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

~~Method~~

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.