CHETTINAD CHICKEN MASALA
CHETTINAD CHICKEN MASALA Ingredients : Chicken - 500 grams (chopped into big cubes) Shallots / Pearl onions - 75 grams (5 onions) Ginger - 1 inch long piece Garlic pods - 1 Dry red chillies - 6 to 8 Cumin seeds - 3/4 spoon Coriander seeds - 1 spoon Fennel seeds - 1 spoon Peppercorns - 1/4 spoon Salt - As per taste Oil - 5 spoon (Gingelly oil preferred) Coriander leaves & Curry leaves - Few for garnishing (Optional) Method : Wash chicken pieces well in water and keep them aside. Heat a pan or wok and dry roast the following ingredients very slightly until you get a pleasant aroma. Take care not to over roast them or burn them. (For Masala Powder) 1. Dry red chillies - 6 to 8 2. Cumin seeds - 3/4 spoon 3. Coriander seeds - 1 spoon 4. Fennel seeds - 1 spoon 5. Peppercorns - 1/4 spoon After the dry roasted ingredients cools down and reaches room temperature, add them to a blender make a fine masala powder out of them and set aside. T