Chicken Pepper Fry

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

• 1½ kg Chicken medium sized
• 3 nos Onions — chopped
• Ginger — chopped
• 5 nos Green chillies — slit
• 2 nos Tomato — chopped
• 3 tbsp Veg oil
• 1 tbsp Pepper corns
• 2 - Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
• 5 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 3 nos Star anise Flower shaped spice, normally comes with spice mix (Thakkolam)
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 Stem Curry leaves
• Salt, to taste
• Coriander leaves — for garnishing

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Cook the chicken with salt, green chilly and chopped ginger, until dry.

2. Step 2

   While the chicken gets cooked, grind pepper corn, cinnamon, cloves, aniseed and cardamon together into a powder.

3. Step 3

   Heat the oil in a tawa.

4. Step 4

   Add onion and cook until light brown.

5. Step 5

   Add curry leaves, tomato and give it a good stir until oil separates.

6. Step 6

   Add masala powder and turmeric powder.

7. Step 7

   Add cooked chicken and give it a good stir.

8. Step 8

   Cover it and simmer for about 5 minutes on a low flame.

9. Step 9

   Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot.