Chicken Chettinad!!

Ingredients:                                       

1. Mustard seed
2. Cumin seeds
3. 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 or 2 bay leaves
4. Curry leaves (12 to 15)
5. Dry red chilli
6. Onion chopped (2 big size finely chopped)
7. Tomato (1 finely chopped)
8. Cumin powder (1 tea spoon)
9. Kashmiri red chilli (mainly for coloring, u can add as per ur wish)
10. Coriander powder (1 tea spoon)
11. Whole back paper (not powder) - crush them into powder and use (2 tea spoon)
12. Ginger Garlic paste (2 tea spoon)
13. Chicken (500 to 700 grms)

Procedure:

• Take a heavy bottom pan.
• Add 6 to 7 tea spoon of oil, u can add more (up to u) and heat the oil
• Now put half tea spoon of mustard seeds and 1/4 tea spoon of cumin seeds
• Also add 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 or 2 bay leaves and let it splutter for 30 second
• Now add curry leaves, dry red chilli and chopped onions
• Fry them nicely until golden brown
• Now add chopped tomatoes +Ginger-Garlic paste+cumin powder+ kashmiri red chilli powder+coriander powder
• And cook this for few (say 7 to 10) minutes, u can add 2 to 3 spoon of water to it if u need or else tomatoes generally leave water...
• Now add chicken pieces and cook it until the chicken is tender. Do not add water!!
• Once chicken is tender (boiled)... Add crushed blank paper corns and give it a nice stir!!

YUMM YUMM!! Serve it hot with rice, chapatti, kulcha or naan!! Enjoyyyy…