Spicy Pepper chicken

Ingredients

1 lb chicken thighs (boneless, skinless)
1 tbsp cooking oil
1-2 shallot/pearl onion
1-2 green chillies, slit lengthwise
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
whole garam masala ( cloves, cinnamon, cardamom)

To be fresly hand ground
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp poppy seeds

To be ground
1 medium tomato
1 tbsp coconut powder
1/2 tsp chicken masala

Freshly hand ground spices add excellent flavors to this dish

Method

• Cut the chicken into bite size pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the whole garam masala, then shallots/onions, green chillies. Saute it until slight golden. Then add the ginger garlic paste. Saute for a while.
• Add the chicken pieces, salt & the hand ground spices. Cook until the chicken is almost tender. Then add the ground tomato mixture & cook on low flame for 8-10 mins.
• Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with rotis or rice.