Chettinad Chicken Pepper Fry (Kozhi Melagu Varuval)

Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
1	each	chicken, whoe
2	tablespoon	vegetable oil
2	each	onions
2	each	garlic, cloves
1	each	ginger, root, fresh, 3/4 inch piece
1	teaspoon	turmeric
1	teaspoon	cayenne pepper
1	teaspoon	coriander, ground
6	each	curry leaves, fresh, or dried
2	oz	peppercorns, black, crushed
3/4	cup	tomatoes, peeled, chopped
1		salt, to taste

Directions:
Cut the chicken into small pieces. Heat the oil and fry the finely chopped onions, garlic and ginger. When they begin to turn color, add the spices and cook for a few minutes longer. Add the tomatoes and salt to taste and cook for a further 5 minutes. Put in the chicken pieces and stir so that they are thoroughly coated with the sauce. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. At the end of this time the mixture should be almost dry, but you need to check from time to time and add a little water if necessary.

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