Chicken Piralen

[netfree]

Ingredients

1. 1 kg chicken
2. 1 ½ dsp coriander powder
3. 1 dsp chilli powder
4. ½ tsp turmeric powder
5. ½ tsp pepper powder
6. ½ tsp cumin seeds
7. 1” cinnamon
8. 8 cloves
9. 4 cardamom pods
10. 1 tsp aniseed
11. ¼ cup button onions, sliced
12. 1 dsp garlic, chopped
13. ½ dsp ginger, finely chopped
14. Salt to taste
15. 1 dsp vinegar
16. A few curry leaves
17. ½ cup hot water
18. ¼ cup refined vegetable oil

Method

1. Wash and clean the chicken. Cut into pieces of desired size.
2. Grind into a paste ingredients 2 to 10.
3. Blend the masala into the chicken pieces. Add ingredients 11 to 16.
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.
9. Serve hot.