Chicken Chettinad

Ingredients:
1 kg chicken
2 whole red chillies
5 cloves of garlic
1 tsp aniseed
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp black peppercorns
4 cloves
a stick of cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric
2 onions - finely chopped
1 tomato - finely chopped
4 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Method:
Grind the red chillies, ginger, garlic, aniseed, cumin seeds and black peppercorns together with some water forming a paste. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and sauté the onions till they turn golden brown. Add cloves, cinnamon stick, ground masala paste, turmeric, salt, tomato and some water. Stir well.
Add the chicken coating it well with the masala. Finally, add some water and let it simmer till the gravy thickens and the chicken is tender.
Serve hot.



Courtesy: Chef Aditya Bal