Chicken Fry

Ingredients:

Chicken (Boneless) - half kg
Small Onions or Shallots - 100 gms
Tomato big sized - 1
Garlic - 10 pods
Pepper Corns - 2 teaspoons
Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Chilli Powder - 2 teaspoons (adjust as per required)
Tumeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Ginger small piece
Salt as required
Fennel and Cumin seeds(to fry) - half teaspoon each
Oil

Method:

• Wash chicken and cut into medium sized pieces.
• Fry pepper corns and cumin seeds in a dry pan, add ginger and garlic and grind to a smooth paste.
• Heat 2 spoons of oil in a pan and fry onions to light brown in color.
• Add tomato, curry leaves, turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
• Add the chicken pieces and fry until all the water is aborsned.
• Add chilli powder and grinded paste and fry until raw smell of ginger and garlic oozes out.
• Add salt and half tumbler of water, cover and cook in low flame until chicken is done and coated with the masala (or oil separates out)

Chicken fry is very good to enjoy in a winter weather. With little bit mare water you can prepare chicken chops for chapati or poori. When cooked dry can be had as starter.