Pepper chicken dry

Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Ginger - a small piece (or 1 spoon paste)
Coriander leaves - as needed
Salt - as needed
Oil - 4 spoon
Lemon - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon

Masala items

Pepper - 1 spoon
Sombu - 1/2 spoon
Red chillis - 6
Coriander seeds - 1 spoon (or 2 spoon powder)

Seasoning

Bay leaves - 4
Pattai / krambu - 3
Sombu - 1/2 spoon

Method
1. Cut the chicken to medium size pieces; add lemon, 1/4 spoon turmeric powder and salt and marinate for 15 minutes
2. In a kadai, add oil and the seasoning items; fry for 30 seconds
3. Add onions, ginger paste and fry till onion becomes transparent
4. Add tomatoes, 1/4 spoon turmeric powder and cook for 1 min
5. Add the marinated chicken and salt as needed; cook for 5 minutes in high flame
6. Add some water and cook for 10 minutes
6. Fry the Masala items in a small kadai without oil, and grind to a fine powder
7. Add the masala to chicken and cook till the curry becomes thick
8. Garnish with Coriander leaves

9. Spicy Pepper chicken is ready!!