Chicken Drumstick Fry

Ingredients

• Chicken Drumstick – 8 pieces
• Onion – 2 big size (finely chopped)
• Tomato – 2 numbers (finely chopped)
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
• Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 1 small
• Cardamom – 5 numbers
• Cloves – 5 numbers
• Peppercorns – 1 tsp (pounded)
• Green Chilli – 2 number or adjust to taste (chopped)
• Curry Leaves – 2 springs
• Chilli Powder – 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder – 1½ tbsp
• Turmeric – ½ tsp
• Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander Leaves – 2 tbsp
• Oil
• Salt, to taste

Method

1. Remove the skin from the chicken and make some slit and set it aside.
2. Heat ¼ cup oil in a pan, add fennel seeds, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves and saute for few seconds.
3. Then add in onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on medium heat.
4. Now add ginger garlic paste and cook for 30 second and then add tomatoes, green chillies and curry leaves and cook until they combine and mashed well with onions (you can add little water to avoid burning).
5. While the onion and tomato are cooking add in spice powders (Turmeric, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Garam Masala Powder and Salt).
6. After adding the spice powder cook until oil separates from the curry.
7. Now add the chicken drumstick and combine well with masala.
8. Add little oil if needed and also ½ cup water and cover and cook for 5 minutes.
9. Check in between and saute well.
10. After 5 minutes of cooking, bring the heat to low and add the pounded peppercorns then roast the chicken for another couple of minutes.
11. Finally sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.
12. Serve with any rice or roti of your choice. I made this with egg curry and the combo was so delicious.

Tips and Variations:
1. You can use any part of chicken.
2. I have added more than ¼ cup oil but if you want you can reduce the oil.
3. Make sure to give some slit if you are using the drumstick so that the taste will get inside the chicken.