Chicken with Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Overview
A very spicy chicken curry made with crushed red pepper flakes. The gravy in this dish is thick and coats the chicken pieces. This dish goes well with any Indian bread or plain rice. Fennel seed powder and Black pepper powder adds a unique aroma and taste to this dish.

Chicken with Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Ingredients

Ingredients
2 pound chicken cleaned and cut into small pieces
Red onions 2 large  - finely chopped
Plum tomatoes - 3 finely chopped
Ginger 2 inch piece finely chopped
Garlic 8- 10 cloves finely chopped
Curry leaves - 3 sprigs
Crushed red pepper - 3 - 4 tablespoons
Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoons
Black pepper - 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon.
Oil - 4 tablespoons
Salt to taste

Steps
1. Marinate the clean cut chicken pieces with salt, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and one teaspoon chilly powder and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. When oil is hot add the  finely chopped red onions followed by finely chopped garlic and ginger. Saute well till the onions turn light brown.
3. Add the crushed red pepper flakes to this and saute few minutes and then add the pepper,fennel seed powder and turmeric powder to this and mix well.
4. Add curry leaves to this and fry few more minutes and add finely chopped tomatoes to this. Mix well and cover with lid and cook till tomatoes are cooked well.
5. Add the chicken pieces to this and mix well. Add salt as need and cover pan with lid and cook on low flame till the chicken is cooked well. Remove lid and mix well till the gravy is thickened and it coats the chicken. Turn off heat and serve hot