Ingredients
chicken - 250 gm
onions - 2 medium size
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
puree of 2 big tomatoes
red chillli powder - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
few curry leaves
star aniseed - 1/2
cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
corriander powder - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
make a powder of
fennel seed - 1 tsp
cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
cloves - 3
cardamom - 2
cinnamon - 1inch stick
poppy seed - 1 tsp
Method
clean and wash the chicken pieces and then marinate it with salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and leave for half an hour.
heat oil in a pan, add star aniseed, cumin seed and then add onions, curry leaves and cook till soft. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes till the raw smell goes.
Make a puree of tomato and add to it and stir fry for a minute.
Then add marinated chicken, corriander powder, powder masala and cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Then open the lid, add little water and mix it well and again cook it till the chicken becomes soft and tender.
serve hot with rice or roti.
