Clean the chicken. If chicken pieces are big, cut them into medium size piece.

Dry roast pepper, fennel seeds and cumin. Allow it to cool and powder it. Grind ginger and garlic without adding water.

Heat the oil in a wok, add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and cleaned chicken. Saute until chicken turn pale.

Now add salt, turmeric and water. Close the wok with a lid and cook for 10 - 12 minutes. When Chicken absorbs water, add chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.

Add lime juice and powdered spices, cook for 5 minutes and add coriander and curry leaves. Now close the lid and cook in low flame until chicken absorbs tomato juice.

Once Chicken turns dry, serve it with Biryani / Chapati / Rice.