CHETTINAD PEPPER CHICKEN

CHETTINAD PEPPER CHICKEN RECIPE:

Ingredients:

Chicken - 2 lbs
Oil - 4 tbsp
Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 2 sticks
Cloves(Grambu) - 4 nos
Onion - 2 nos
(finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 no
(finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt - As reqd

For Masala:

Ginger - 2" piece
Garlic pods - 5 nos
Pepper - 2 tbsp
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) - 3 nos
Fennel seeds(Perinjeerakam) - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Fry the ingredients for masala and grind it to a fine paste.

2. Heat oil in a big pan or a pressure cooker.

3. Add cinnamon, cloves and chopped onions and saute, till the onions turn golden brown.

4. Add turmeric powder.

5. Add chicken and ground masala and saute for 5 mins.

6. Add tomato and salt.

7. Add water and pressure cook it for 10 - 15 mins.

8. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Note:

If you are cooking in a pan, cook, till chicken is tender.