Chicken veruval

• 500 grams chicken with bones - cut into small pieces
• 2 onions - sliced
• 3 tomatoes - chopped
• 3-4 green chillies
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
• Juice of a lime
• Salt as per tase
• 3 tbsp oil

Whole spices

• 3 tsp black pepper corns
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 3-4 dry red chillies

• Dry roast each of the whole spices separately on a griddle till a nice aroma starts coming from it. Cool it and grind to a fine powder.
• Marinate the chicken in ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
• Heat oil in a wok, add curry leaves and onions, fry till it turns golden brown.
• Add marinated chicken and cook it on medium high heat for 3-4 minutes.
• Mix in ground masala powder, saute well and add salt, chopped green chillies and chopped tomatoes.
• Saute it for a minute and then cook it covered for 5-6 minutes or till the chicken is  cooked through.
• Once chicken is cooked, mix in it chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice. Mix well.
• Serve hot with rice or roti.