Karaikudi Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken- 1/2 kg
Onion-1 Chopped
Tomato-1 Chopped
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tspn
Chill powder- 1/2 tspn
Coriander powder- 1/2 tspn
Mustard -1/2 tspn
Cumin – 1/2 tspn
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tspn
Oil –2 tbsp
Salt-  To taste
Roast and grind:
Red Chillies- 5
Coriander seeds-2 spoon
Ginger- 1 inch
Garlic- 6 flakes
Cinnamon- 2 inch
Cardamom- 1Black Pepper- 1 tspn
Cloves- 2
Coconut- 2 tsp grated
Curry leaves- 1 sprig

Directions - How to make

Heat Oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds (saunf). Add Onion, once it splutters and fry till it becomes golden brown in color.Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft.Add coriander powder and fry for 5 minutes.Add the finely ground paste and fry for 3 minutes. Then add the marinated chicken and water.Cover the pan with a lid and cook for about 20 minutes or till the chicken pieces are cooked. Garnish with  curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Roast the red chillies, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, cloves, curry leaves and grated coconut in a pan with a little Oil. Wet grind to a fine paste.Clean the chicken and add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and marinate for thirty minutes.

Note: Instead of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves u can use garam masala as well.