Pepper n cardamom chicken dry

Ingredients

• Chicken - 1/2 libra
• Pearl onion - 15 - 20 no
• Garlic Cloves - 4 no
• Tomato - 2 no
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 teaspoon
• Dry Red Chillies - 5 - 7 no
• Curry Leaves - 20 leaflets
• Salt for taste
• Oil - 2 teaspoons

For Spice Powder:

• Pepper Corns - 15 - 20 no
• Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom - 3 no

For Seasoning:

• Cinnamon - 2 pieces
• Fennel Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom - 2 no

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Preparation

• Wash and cut the chicken into small pieces. Finely chop the pearl onion, garlic and tomatoes.
• Dry roast pepper corns, cumin seeds and cardamom in medium flame for about 5 minutes and allow it to cool. Grind it to coarse powder.
• Heat oil in a wok, add the cinnamon, fennel seeds and cardamom in medium flame. Add the onions, garlic and the curry leaves and saute well.
• Add the red chillies followed by the finely chopped tomatoes and salt. Once the tomatoes are well cooked and oil oozes out add the chicken and saute well.
• Add the ground powder to the chicken mixture and mix well so that the spice powder is well coated onto the chicken.
• Sprinkle little water and allow the chicken to cook. When the chicken is well cooked increase heat and dry it. Garnish with some fresh curry leaves and Serve Hot.