1. Grind the ingredients for the paste.
2. Clean and cut the whole chicken into
16 pieces.
3. Marinate the chicken with the paste.
4. Chop the onions, tomatoes and the
coriander leaves.
5. Heat the oil and sauté the Cinnamon
Sticks, cardamom, cloves and cumin seeds.
6. Add the chopped onions and the curry
leaves. Sauté until the onions are golden.
7. Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté
for 5 minutes.
8. Add the marinated chicken and
turmeric powder, sauté for 10 minutes, sprinkling water at intervals.
9. Add enough salt, cover with a lid,
and cook until done.
10.
Add more chilli or pepper as
required.
11.
Serve garnished with chopped
coriander leaves.