Spicy Chicken Kolambu

Ingredients:

Chicken – ½ kg (wash and clean it and cut into cubes)
Tomato – 2 (medium Size)
Onion – 1 (medium Size)
Coriander Seeds – 1 tbsp
Pepper Corns – 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds – ½ tbsp
Dry Red Chilly - 6
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Cloves – 2
Bay Leaf – 2
Cardamom – 2
Cinnamon – 2
Aniseeds – ¼ tsp
Salt – to taste
Cooking Oil

Cooking Instructions:




Chop the onion and tomatoes finely.

Heat oil in a pan and sauté it with cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves and aniseeds. Add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corns and dry red chilly and fry for a while. Now add finely chopped onion and tomatoes to it and stir fry until the tomatoes and onion become soft. Switch off the flame and let it cool for a while. Grind this to a fine paste.

Add chicken and grind paste in a pressure cooker. Add about 2 glasses of water and required amount of salt and close the lid and let it to cook until the chicken is well cooked. Open the lid of the cooker and check out the consistency of the kolambu. If it is more watery, let it to boil for few minutes in a simmer flame without closing the lid. Spicy chicken kolambu is ready to serve.

Side Dish: Goes well with hot rice and Chapatis.