Chicken Chettinaad

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Onions - Chopped
• Tomatoes - Chopped
• Whole red chilly - 4 stalks
• Whole black pepper - 10 seeds
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Grated coconut – ½ cup
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Green cardamom – 3-4
• Cloves – 3-4
• Cinnamon sticks - 1
• Aniseeds – 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 4/5
• Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Clean the chicken and cut into small pieces
• Chop onions and tomatoes and keep aside
• Roast –
  Whole red chillies - 4 stalks
  Whole pepper – 10 seeds
  Grated coconut – ½ cup
  Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
  Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  Green cardamom – 3-4
  Cloves – 3-4
  Cinnamon sticks - 1
  Aniseeds – 1 tsp
• Soak 1 tsp Poppy seeds in water for few minutes
• Grind the roasted ingredients, poppy seeds with ginger garlic paste
• Heat oil in a kadai
• Add curry leaves and the grounded paste
• Add tomatoes, red chilly powder and turmeric
• Add chicken and let it cook
• Add a little water as and when required
• Add lemon juice at the end