Thanjavur chicken masala

Ingredients
Chicken                                                                                                    ½ kg

Small onions chopped                                                                               1 cup

Dry red chillies                                                                                          5

Pepper corns                                                                                            1 tsp

Cumin seeds                                                                                             1 tsp

Fennel seeds                                                                                             1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste                                                                                     1 tsp

Cinnamon                                                                                                  1

Bay leaf                                                                                                     1

Pepper powder                                                                                          1 tsp

Turmeric powder                                                                                        1 tsp

Coconut grated                                                                                          ½ cup

Curry leaves                                                                                               2 sprig

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1. Clean the chicken pieces

2. Make paste of grated coconut with pepper powder

3. In a pan add oil, pepper corns, cumin seeds, fennel seeds,cinnamon,bay leaf ,dry red chillies, curry leaves and chop

4. Add the chicken pieces and fry them till it oozes out the water in it

5. Then add salt, turmeric powder and the coconut paste.fry them well

6. Add a little water and allow it to cook till the chicken is done

Make it as dry as possible and serve hot with briyani and rotis