Juicy, Tasty Chicken Chettinad
A famous dish from Tamil Nadu, Chicken Chettinad is special for its unique way of cooking. A variety of marinated spices are applied as a paste on the chicken which is then cooked until it is tender and super juicy.

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken
• 2 whole red chillies
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp aniseed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 Tbsp black peppercorns
• 4 cloves
• A stick of cinnamon
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 onions – finely chopped
• 1 tomato – finely chopped
• 4 Tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Grind the red chillies, ginger, garlic, aniseed, cumin seeds and black peppercorns together with some water forming a paste. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and saute the onions till they turn golden brown. Add cloves, cinnamon stick, ground masala paste, turmeric, salt, tomato and some water. Stir well.
• Add the chicken coating it well with the masala. Finally, add some water and let it simmer till the gravy thickens and the chicken is tender.

Serve hot.