Drumstick Chicken #2

 

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 (fine chop)

Small onions - 5-8 (fine chop)

Tomato - 1 (fine chop)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Fennel powder - 1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Drumstick pieces - 2

Chicken - 250 g

Dry Red Chilly - 2 (deseed)

Curry Leaves - a sprig

Coriander Leaves - Little

Salt, Gingely Oil, Water - As reqd

Masala:

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon stick - small piece

Green Elaichi - 1

Star Anise petal - 1

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Black pepper corns - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilly - 4

Coriander seeds - 1/2 cup

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Curry Leaf -  a sprig

Coriander Leaves - Little 

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and add grated coconut.
• Add in cloves, cinnamon, elaichi, star anise petal.
• Add in a sprig of curry leaves.
• Saute this in low flame.
• Add in dry red chilly, fennel seeds, black pepper corns.
• Add in cumin seeds and coriander seeds.
• Saute this in low flame.
• Saute till it is golden brown.
• Add in coriander leaves and saute.
• Let it cool and blend it to fine paste.
• Heat oil in pan and add in dry red chilly, curry leaves.
• Add in fine chopped onions and saute.
• Add in small onion and saute.
• Add in ginger garlic paste and saute.
• Add in fine chopped tomato and saute.
• Add in turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilly powder and fennel powder.
• Add in salt and little water and cook the masala added.
• Add in coriander leaves and curry leaves when it thickens.
• Add in drumstick pieces, blended paste and mix well.
• It will be a thick gravy, saute till oil oozes out.
• Add in chicken pieces and mix well.
• Add little water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
• Or if cooking in kadai, cook till chicken is cooked.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves.