Chettinad chicken curry(varutharaicha kozhi kulambu)

Ingredients

Chicken ½ kg

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Small onions 10

Onion 2

Garlic 10 pods

Tomato 2

Dry red chilli 6

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Pepper 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Curd ½ cup

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Oil and salt as required

Preparation

1.      Clean and marinate the chicken pieces with curd,ginger garlic paste and salt for ½ hr

2.      In a pan add oil,small onions,dry red chilli,cumin seeds and pepper corns.Roast it and grind to a fine paste.keep aside

3.      Grind onions,tomatoes and garlic to fine paste without adding water

4.      In a pan add oil,fennel seeds,cinnamon ,cloves and onion tomato paste.saute well

5.      Then add onion,chilli paste.saute well

6.      Add turmeric powder,coriander powder,garam masala and salt.saute well till the raw smell goes

7.      Once the gravy starts boiling turn off the flame and keep aside

8.      In a pan add oil,marinated chicken pieces and fry till it is half done

9.      Now add the gravy mixture and cook till the chicken is done

Goes well with rice