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Chicken Chukka Varuval

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

  • Chicken boneless – 500 gms
  • Red onion – 1 finely chopped
  • Cinnamon bark – ½ inch
  • Cloves – 2
  • Fennel/perinjeera seeds – 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves – a big handful
  • Black pepper powder – 2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  • Ginger paste – ½ tsp
  • Garlic paste – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to season
  • Oil – 5 tbsp

Instructions

  • Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste for upto 1 hour or longer.
  • Dry roast cinnamon, cloves and fennel; grind to fine powder.
  • Heat oil in a kadai/pan and sauté onions till translucent.
  • Add all the spices and curry leaves, sauté for a minute on low heat.
  • Add the marinated chicken pieces and cook on low fire, occasionally stirring, till the meat becomes juicy and succulent.