Chettinad Chicken
Ingredients:
- Chicken - I kg
- Big Onion - 4nos
- Tomato - 4nos
- Garlic - 20 pieces
- Ginger - 1 big piece
- Pepper - 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
- Fennel
(Jeeraham)- 2 tsp
- Oil - 5 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1/2small cup
- Coriander Powder -
1/4cup
- Cloves (lavangam) as required
- Tamarind as required
- Salt to taste
Method of Preparation:
Wash the chicken and cut to pieces. Mince garlic and ginger. Powder pepper,
cumin seeds and fennel together. Fry the powders lightly and keep aside.
Season cloves in oil
in a frying pan, add onion and tomato. Sauté well adding minced garlic and
ginger. Add chicken with little turmeric powder and cook for 10 minutes. Add
chilli /coriander powders, salt and mix well. Pour 4 cups of water and boil.
When chicken is half boiled, add the half fried Pepper, cumin seed and fennel powder and mix well. When the gravy thickens to a paste, remove
from fire. Serve hot.
