Chettinad Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Chicken pieces - 1/2 kg
2. Ginger - 1/4 inch
3. Garlic - 8 cloves
4. Black pepper - 4 tsp.
5. Grated Coconut - 1/2 (or 1 side)
6. Oil/vanaspati - 50 gms.
7. Trurmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
8. Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
9. Cloves - 3
10. Water - 1 cup
11. salt as per taste
12. Ghee - 2 tblsp.

Method:

• Grind together ginger, garlic, black pepper and coconut.
• Heat the oil and roast cinnamon and cloves.
• Put in the chicken pieces and the ground masala and saute.
• Add 1 cup water and let it cook for 15 minutes.
• In a heavy bottomed pan add the ghee and when it is hot put in the cooked chicken pieces and fry till crispy.

Source: Vanitha Magazine