Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces – 500 g (clean & washed,cut into pieces)
Tomato (chopped) – 2
Pepper – ½ tsp
Fennel seeds – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Red Chilly – about 2-3 tbsp chilli powder
Ginger – 1 inch piece
Garlic – 2-3 cloves
Cloves – 4
Cinnamon – 1 small piece
Sliced onion – 1 cup
Vegetable/coconut oil – ½ cup
Salt, Curry leaves – As required 


Method

Grind pepper, fennel seeds, turmeric powder, red chilly, ginger, garlic, cloves, and cinnamon.into a paste.
Heat oil in a pan.
Sauté onion until it turns lightly brown.
Add the grinded mixture ,curry leaves & tomato and mix well until the tomatoes are half done.
Then add chicken pieces and pinch of salt. Mix well.
Add some water and allow cooking for 20-30 minutes or till the chicken is done.
Then cook on a low flame and make it dry gravy.
Adjust salt to taste.