Chicken Masala

Full of Spices!!!!

Ingredients

Chicken : 1 kg
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Red Chilly Powder: 1 Table Spoon
Coriander Powder: 1 Table Spoon
Fennel Seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Cardamon: 3 - 4
Cloves: 4 - 5
Cinnamon Stick: 2 Inch Piece
Bay Leaf: 1
Black Pepper corns: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Onion: 1 Medium size
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 Table Spoon
Tomato: 1 Small
Coconut Oil: 3 Table Spoon
Mustard Seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Salt
Water
Curry Leaves

Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Method 

Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and keep aside
Dry roast cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, fennel seeds, black pepper,  red chilly powder and coriander powder in low flame
Once you get a nice aroma of the spices switch off the flame and let it cool a bit
Grind this to a fine paste adding enough water
To a pan pour coconut oil and add mustard seeds
Once it splutters add onion and saute till the onion is translucent
Then add ginger garlic paste,  the ground spice masala and little water and saute on low flame for about 5 minutes
To this add the chicken, curry leaves, tomato and salt and stir well
Add enough water for the chicken to cook
Close the lid and keep on medium flame and cook well (around 25 to 30 minutes)
Serve hot with rice, ghee rice, chapati, naan etc

Note:
Adjust the spice levels accordingly
If you wish to you can add little thick coconut milk at the end
Always roast the spices in low flame only