Chicken cooked in this aromatic, spicy masala is a preparation from the community of Chettiars of the Chettinad regions.This spicy flavourful masala is made by dry roasting a host of whole spices along with Gundu Milagai in Tamil or a Gundu chilly. Spices like Cinnamon, Kalpasi (stone flower or a dry moss) etc gives a very rustic aroma to this dish.

Cooking instruction:
Unpack the Chettinad Chicken packet into a bowl & mix well. Heat up a thick bottom pan or a non stick kadai. Add 1 tsp of gingelly or refined oil. When the oil is hot drop 10-12 nos of curry leaves & allow to crackle. Slide the chicken & masala into the pan. Brown on all the sides on a slow flame. When the chicken & masala is slightly browned, sprinkle 100 ml of water into the cooking pan. Cover the pan & cook for few minutes. Keep stirring the chicken on a slow flame & allow the water to reduce. Allow the masala to coat the chicken
Check for seasoning & serve hot along with Parotta or rice