Chicken Piralen

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 kg
Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp
Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Cinnamon stick – 1’’
Cloves -8
Cardamom pods - 4
Fennel seeds – ½ tsp
Shallots (sliced) - ¼ cup
Garlic (chopped) – 1 tsp
Ginger (finely chopped) 1 tsp
Hot water – ½ cup
Cooking oil – ¼ cup
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

Directions

1. Wash and clean the chicken. Cut into pieces of desired size.
2. Grind coriander powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder,cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds and cardamom into a paste ingredients.
3. Blend the masala into the chicken pieces. Add shallots, garlic, ginger,salt and curry leaves .
4. Add hot water to cook the chicken. Turn heat low, cover and cook until chicken is tender.
5. When it is cooked and the gravy has thickened, remove from fire. Separate the chicken pieces from the gravy.
6. Heat oil.
7. Add the chicken pieces and fry until brown.
8. Pour the gravy over and fry until the chicken pieces are coated with it.