Chicken Chettinadu without Coconut

  

Ingredients   

1. Chicken - 1 kg
2. Cinnamon - 2 inch piece
3. Cardamons- 4 No
4. Cloves- 6 No
5. Cumin Seeds- 1tsp
6. Pepper Balls - 10 No
7. Onion- 2 large finely chopped
8. Ginger - Garlic Paste- 2 tbsp
9. Red Chilly powder- 2 tbsp
10. Garam Masala - 2 tbsp
11. Coriander Powder- 1 tsp
12. Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp
13. Tomatoes  - 2 No finely chopped
14. Lemon juice- 1 tsp
15. Curry Leaves
16. Oil - 5 tbsp
17. salt

  How to Cook.

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the garam masalas  ( Cinnamon , Cardamon, Cloves , few pepper balls,cumin) into it and let it splutter. When it crackles , add the onion and saute till brown.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste ,red chilly powder , coriander powder, garam masala , turmeric powder and saute for 5 minutes .
3. Add the tomato pieces and saute for 10 minutes till the oil becomes clear and the tomatoes get cooked well.
4. Add little water if necessary  ( only 1/4 cup of water should be added so that the tomatoes gets cooked well enough to get a gravy form.)
5. Add the chicken pieces and cook on high flame for 10 minutes.  Then add 1 cup of water , salt to taste , curry leaves  .
6. Close the pan, simmer the flame and cook till the chicken is tender and gravy is thick.
7. Finish the crushed pepper corns , lemon juice and curry leaves.
8. Serve hot with rotis or rice.