Chettinad Pepper Chicken Fry !!!

Hot and spicy chicken curry is prepared using pepper powder as a key ingredient.  Most popular chettinad dish is easy to make and taste good with rice & rotis.  

Ingredients :

1. Chicken - 500 gms
2. Oil - 2 tbsp
3. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
4. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
5. Cinnamon stick - 1 "inch
6. Cloves - 3 nos
7. Cardamom - 2 nos
8. Bay leaf - 1 no
9. Red chillies - 2 nos
10. Onion - 2 medium sized
11. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
12. Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
13. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
14. Green chillies - 2 nos
15. Tomatoes - 2 nos
16. Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
17. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
18. Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
19. Salt to taste
20. Fresh Pepper powder - 1 tbsp (to taste)

Method :

1.  Clean and cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.

2.  Heat oil in the heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, red chillies, curry leaves and finely chopped onions.  Saute till tender.

3.   Add ginger garlic paste and salt to taste.  Saute for 2 mins.

4.   Add turmeric powder, finely chopped tomatoes and finely chopped green chillies.  Cover and cook for few mins.

5.   Add red chilly powder, coriander powder & cumin powder.  Cover and cook for 5 mins over medium low flame.

6.   Add chicken pieces and mix well with masala.  Cover and cook for 10 mins.  (Don't add water while cooking)

7.   Once the chicken is cooked, add pepper powder and turn off the flame.

Serve with rice / rotis.