Chicken Chettinad (Chicken in South Indian style)

Chicken Chettinad (Chicken in South Indian
style)

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Chicken (dressed & washed) (cut in medium size)
• 1 1/2 cup Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup Tomato (chopped)
• 3 tablespoon Garlic paste
• 2 tablespoon Ginger paste
• 2 teaspoon Pepper 
• 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoon Fennel seeds
• 4 tablespoon Coriander powder
• 3 tablespoon Chili
  powder
• 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder
• 7-8 Cloves 
• 1/2 cup of Tamarind pulp
• 5-6 tablespoon mustard oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Heat the tawa, roast the pepper, cumin seeds and fennel seeds together and powdered them and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, sauté the cloves and add onion, tomato and fry them.
3. Add garlic and ginger paste and fry it well.
4. Add chicken with turmeric powder and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add chili powder, coriander powder, salt and mix well.
6. Pour 4 cups of water and boil.
7. When chicken is half boiled, add the roasted spices (pepper, cumin seed and fennel) powder and mix well.
8. When the gravy becomes thick, remove from fire.
9. Serve hot with Plain
   rice.