Chicken Pepper fry/Kozhi Milagu varuval

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 (fine chop)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/8 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1/8 tsp
Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup (not thick)
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - a small piece
Bay Leaf - 1
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Oil, Water - As reqd

To Marinate:

Chicken - 350 g
Oil - 1 tbsp
Curd - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 3 tsp
Fennel powder - 1/4 tsp
Black pepper powder - 2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig (fine chop)
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Salt - As reqd

Method:

• In a bowl add items under "to marinate".
• Mix well and set this aside for an hour.
• Heat oil in pan and add garam spices.
• Add in onion and saute in low flame.
• Once color changes to brown, add in ginger garlic paste.
• Saute well.
• Add in spice powders and 2 tbsp of water and mix well.
• Add in marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
• Let it cook for few mins, till oil oozes out.
• Then add in coconut milk and cook till you get dry masala.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.