Chicken Pepper Fry

Ingredients:

• Chicken 500 grams (1 lbs)
• Onions 1 cups; fine, small pieces
• Tomatoes 1 cups; finely chopped
• Ginger 1 inch piece
• Garlic 6 cloves ground into fine paste
• Fennel 1 tsp crushed
• Pepper 3 tsp crushed
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro

Procedure:

1. Add ½ cup oil to pan and add the crushed fennel and fry lightly
2. Add curry leaves and immediately add ginger & garlic paste and stir for a few seconds
3. Add onions and fry till lightly browned
4. Add tomatoes and try till it’s brown
5. Add the chicken and a little bit of salt and fry for a few minutes
6. Add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, half the pepper powder and stir for a minute
7. Add salt and 4 cups water and cook covered in slow fire
8. When the gravy thickens add the rest of the pepper powder and stir for a minute
9. Turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro