Spicy chettinad chicken fry / chettinadu kozhi varuval

Ingredients

• Chicken - 1/2 kg

For Marination:

• red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
• lemon juice - 1sp
• For frying
• red chillies - nos
• cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• cloves - 2 nos
• fennel seeds/sombhu - 1 teaspoon
• chopped garlic - 2 teaspoons
• chopped ginger - 1 teaspoon
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• few curry leaves
• salt to taste

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Preparation

• Wash and marinate the chicken pieces with chilli powder , turmeric, ginger garlic paste, salt and lemon juice for atleast 1/2 an hour or overnight. In wide pan heat few tablespoon of oil.
• Add cinnamon, cloves, curryleaves, sombhu and redchillies to the hot oil. Give it a stir for a minute and add the chopped onions, garlic and ginger.
• Fry till translucent. Now add the marinated chicken pieces, stir well, add 1/2 cup of water and close with a tight lid. Cook in medium flame for 10 minutes.
• Open the lid, stir well , check for salt and cook till the water is absorbed(approc 10 more minutes).
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.