Coalman pepper chicken

Serves 3; Preparation time 45 minutes.

Ingredients: 

Chicken - 500 gm (preferably the thigh bone)

Onion - 2 big sized (diced)

Green chillies - 3 (slit in halves) 

Curry leaves - few 

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Oil - 4 tbsp

Salt - to taste

THE MASALA: Roast 4 tsp of pepper corn and 3 tsp of jeera till the jeera gives a mild black tint. Then make it into a fine powder using a mixie. 

How to make?

                  In a deep kadai, preferably a non stick one, add oil and once it is heated allow the curry leaves to splutter. Then add green chilles and saute for 15 seconds and then add onion and saute till they turn golden brown. Now add the washed chicken pieces and add turmeric powder and salt and cook it covered. Turn it over every five minutes to prevent charring. After 25 minutes add the masala and repeat the same witout covering the kadai. Continue this for 15 minutes. The dish is ready. Garnish with fresh cut onions and lemon.

This goes good as a starter or as an accompaniment for paruppu kuzhambu, sambhar and of course biriyani too!!!