Chicken Chettinaad

It is an South Indian famous food. It tastes really very good, those who like spice food for them it is a gift. It has some what long proces but it tastes good. It goes well with white rice, idly, dosa ......

• Chicken - 1/2kg


• Onion - 2(cut into length wise)


• Coconut milk- 1/2cup


• Shallot or Small onion - 1/2cup


• Coriander or Dhaniya seeds - 3tbsp


• Poppy seed or Kuskus - 1tsp


• Pepper - 1tsp


• Cinnamon - 1pieces


• Cloves - 3pieces


• Aniseed or Sonf - 1tsp


• Zera - 1tsp


• Dry chilly - 5-6no.


• Ginger-Garlic paste - 2tsp


• Tomato - 1cup


• Oil - 5 tsp


• Coriander leaves
  

1. First we have to grind powder. In a kadai dry roast each  dhaniya, cloves,  sonf, cinnamon, dry chillies and zera. Fry till nice aroma  come.Before switching off the stove put the kuskus. Keep it to cool. Grind it to fine paste.


2. In the same kadai put 2tsp oil and put the small onion hole and fry till brown. Cool it and grind it.


3. In another thick bottom kadai put the remaining oil. When it is hot add the onion which is cut in the length wise. Fry it nicely and you can add little salt to that.


4. Now add ginger-garlic paste fry it nicely and add tomato.


5. Let the tomato be mashed nicely.


6. When it is fully mashed then add the grind ed powder as required and the onion paste.


7. Now put the chicken and mix well and add little water.


8. Let it cook and add the remaining salt as required.


9. When one boil comes add the coconut milk and let cook nicely.


10. When the chicken is ready add the coriander leaves and serve hot.