Kerala Chicken Masala

Kerala Chicken Masala is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Kerala Chicken Masala by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 4 Tomatoes (finely chopped) 
• 1 whole Chicken (chopped) 
• 10 Red Chilies (finely grinned) 
• ½ tsp Pepper Powder 
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder 
• ½ tsp Fennel Seeds (finely grinned) 
• 2 tsp Ginger Paste 
• 50 gm Garlic Paste 
• 5 Cloves (crushed) 
• 1 Cinnamon Stick (crushed) 
• 100 gm Shallot (chopped in cube) 
• 5 Green Chilies (slit in the middle) 
• 1 strand Curry Leaves 
• Oil 
• Salt to taste

How to make Kerala Chicken Masala:
• Take a heavy bottom saucepan and place it at a medium heat then pour oil into it.
• Add the green chilies and fry it for a minute.
• To it now add turmeric, fennel, red chili, cloves, ginger, garlic and cinnamon.
• Stir fry for five minutes or when it smells aromatic.
• Mix the shallot and stir for three minutes then add the tomatoes with salt.
• For seven minutes stir it fry then add the chicken pieces.
• Pour water after stirring it for ten minutes then lower the flame and tight seal the saucepan.
• Fifteen minutes later open the lid and stir the chicken then cover it for another ten minutes or when it is tender.
• Turn off the flame when the meat is cooked and appears dry.

Suggestions:
Best serve it with roti, pulao, veg-briyani or rice.