Chicken Salna

Preparation time: 25 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500 g - Cleaned and cut into small pieces
• Onion - 1 medium sized - finely chopped
• Tomato - 2 medium sized - finely chopped
• Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
• Chili powder - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon , cardamom, cloves powder, star anise - 1 pinch
  or
  Cinnamon stick - ¼ inch piece
  Cardamom  - 1 piece
  Cloves - 2 or 3
  Star anise - small piece
• Salt to taste

To grind:

• Kuruma podi - 1 tbsp
• Green chili - 1
• Coconut - 1/2 cup

Procedure:

1. Grind the items in "to grind" into a smooth paste by adding little water.

2. In a small pressure cooker, heat oil and add cardamom cinnamon cloves star anise powder. These can be added as such also. I used powder. Then add onion and saute until it becomes translucent and then add ginger garlic paste and saute til it raw smell leaves.

3. To this add turmeric powder, chili powder and pepper powder. Tomatoes are also added to this and saute until it becomes mushy.

4. When its cooked well, add coriander, cumin powder and the mixie paste. Add 2 cups of water and finally salt and the fresh chicken pieces. Give a stir and pressure cook it for one whistle.