Pepper Chicken Masala

Serves 4 to 5

As necessary Cooking Oil

500 grams Fresh Chicken (boneless)

Ingredients (A)

2 tablespoons Ginger (paste)

2 tablespoons Garlic (paste)

1 tablespoon Chicken Powder

Ingredients (B)

1 piece Cinnamon Stick

3 pieces Cardamom Seed

1 piece Star Anis

4 pieces Cloves

Ingredients (C)

1 teaspoon Fennel Seed

2 sprigs Curry Leaves

Ingredients (D)

80 grams Shallot (finely sliced)

Ingredients (E)

4 tablespoons Meat Curry Powder

Ingredients (F)

50 grams                       Tomatoes (chopped)

2 sprigs                          Pandan/ Screw Pine Leaves

2 stems                          Lemon Grass

Ingredients (G)

2 tablespoons Tomato Sauce

1 tablespoon Black Pepper (crushed)

As necessary Salt

1. Cut the chicken into pieces, with skin or without skin.

2. Marinate the chicken with Ingredients (A), and leave it aside for 10 minutes or so.

3. Heat the oil in a cooking pot.

4. Add in the Ingredients (B) , and fry till fragrant.

5. Then add in Ingredients (C), after few seconds then add in the Ingredients (D), and fry it till golden brown.

6. Then add in the Ingredients (E & F), then reduce the flame and fry it till fragrant and oily.

7. Then add in the marinated chicken and increase the flame and cook it till, it is ¾ cooked.

8. Add in little water and salt if its necessary.

9. Finish it off, with Ingredients (G), and stir it until it becomes dry.