CHETTINADU CHICKEN FRY

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces- 1 kilo
Finely chopped tomato- 3 cups
Finely chopped onion- 1 cup
Ginger paste- 1 tsp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Cinnamon- 2 big pieces-
Bat leaves-2
Salt to taste
Oil- 4 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves- half cup
Curry leaves- a handful
Turmeric powder- half sp

Fry the following ingredients in a tsp of oil to a golden brown colour
and then grind them little coarsely:

Coriander seeds- 1 ½ tbsp, red chillies- 10, peppercorn- 1 tbsp, cumin seeds- half tbsp, aniseed- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a broad pan and pour the oil. When it becomes hot, add the cinnamon, bay leaves and curry leaves. Fry them a few seconds, and then add the chopped onion and fry them to a golden brown colour. Add the tomatoes with the turmeric powder and the pastes. Fry them well until they are mashed and the oil floats on the surface. Add the chicken pieces and fry them for a few seconds. Sprinkle the powder and cook the chicken in slow fire without adding any water. Add enough salt and mix well. Lastly add the coriander leaves and fry for a few minutes.