Chettinadu Chicken Masala

Ingredients:
chicken - 1 kg
onion - 3 ( chopped )
Tomato - 3 ( chopped )
Green chillies - 2
Ginger Garlic paste 2 tbsp
Lime juice - 4 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Bay leaf - 2
Black stone flower - few
Curry leaves - 1 string
Corriander leaves - 4 tbsp ( chopped )
Oil - 5 tbsp
Salt to taste.
For Masala powder:
Corriander seeds (dhania) -6 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds (sombu ) - 1 tbsp
Poppy seeds (khus khus ) - 2 tbsp
Split roasted gram ( pottu kadalai) -2 tbsp
Cinnammon - 2 nos
Cloces -2 nos
Cardamon - 3 nos
Red chillies - 10
Mace - 2 nos
Star anise -1
Black peppercorns ( milaku ) - 2 tbsp
Grated coconut -2 tbsp (optional )

• Marinate the chiken with lime juice, turmeric powder and salt atleast 1 hour.
• Heat a heavy pan on a medium flame and dry roast all ingredients.
• Remove from flame and allow to cool. Grind the mixture into a coarse powder in a clean, dry coffee grinder.
• Marinate the chiken with lime juice, turmeric powder and salt atleast for 1 hour.
  Method:
• Heat oil in a pan add bay leaf,black stone flower,and curry leaves.Add chopped onions and green chillies and fry till they are golden brown.
• Now add ginger garlic paste fry 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, marinated chicken,chilli powder and salt. Fry 5 minutes.
• Now add Ground masala powder and stir well to mix all the ingredients.
• Add little water cover and simmer till it is tender.
• When the chicken is done add curry leaves mix well.and turn off the flame.
• Garnish with fresh corriander leaves.