Pepper Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 lb ( cut into medium size )

Onion large - 1 ( finely chopped )

Tomato - 1 ( chopped )

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Green chillies - 1 no (slit )

Curry leaves - 1 string
Grated coconut - 3 tbsp

Corriander powder - 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Freshly ground black pepper - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon - 1/2' piece

Clove - 1

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Bay leaf - 1

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste.

Method:

• Grind the coconut and Keep the paste aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai, add cinnamon,cloves,cumin seeds,fennel seeds and bay leaves. Fry them a minute.
• Now add chopped onion.curry leaves and green chilli fry them until it turns into golden brown.
• Then add ginger galic paste and fry 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes, fry 2 minutes and add chicken pieces along with corriander powder, chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt.mix well.
• Fry them 5 minutes.
• Now add pepper powder and add cup of water and close the lid.
• After 5 minutes open up the lid and add the coconut paste.
• Cook them till the chicken becomes tender and fully cooked with covered lid.
• Garnish with corriander leaves.
  Serve with rice and chapathi.