Chettinadu Chicken fry

Ingredients:

Chicken- 250 g
Small onion- 4
Cinnamon- 1 stick
Cloves-2
Fennel seeds- a pinch
Cumin seeds- a pinch
Curry leaves- few
Garlic- 2
Tomato- 1
Chili powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Pepper- 1/2 tsp
Oil and Salt- as required.

To grind:

Small onion- 7
Garlic- 3
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2tsp

Recipe:

Grind Small onion, Garlic, Fennel seeds and Cumin seeds without using water.
Marinate the Chicken in ground items for 1/2 an hour.
Heat Oil in a pan. Add Cinnamon, Cloves, Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds, remaining Small onion, Curry leaves, Garlic and fry till Onion turns into light brown in color.
Add Tomato and fry till it becomes soft.
Then add Chili powder, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder and fry till the raw smell goes out.
Add marinated chicken, a cup of Water and cover the pan with lid.
Cook till the Chicken pieces are cooked.
Finally add Pepper and Salt, cook for another 2 minutes.