Chicken Masala

Ingrediants:

Chicken pieces - 1 kgTomato (chopped) - 3Pepper - ½ tspFennel seeds - ½ tspTurmeric powder - ½ tspRed Chilly - 10Ginger - 1 pieceGarlic - 2 bulbsCloves - 4Cinnamon - 1 pieceSliced Shallot - 1 cupGreen chilly (chopped) - 4Coconut oil - ½ cupSalt, Curry leaves - As required

Procedure:

Grind pepper, fennel seeds, turmeric powder, red chilly, ginger, garlic, cloves, and cinnamon.
Heat oil in a kadai.
Sauté shallot, green chilly until it turns lightly brown. Add the grinded mixture, tomato and sauté well till the tomatoes are half done.
Add chicken pieces and salt.
Add water and allow cooking for 20-30 minutes or till the chicken is done.
Cook on a low flame to make it dry.