Memories of Madras

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. chicken breasts & thighs (boneless, skinless)

• 4 onions (diced)

• 4 tomatoes (diced)

• 3 green chillies (diced)

• 2 tbls ginger (freshly chopped/shaved)

• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)

• nutmeg

• whole cloves

• cardamom seeds

• couple dashes coriander

• couple dashes cumin

• couple dashes tumeric

Instructions:

Grind cloves & cardamom in mortal & pestle. Heat some oil and cook clove & cardamom for a tiny bit. Add onions & cook till browned; meaning after golden and before burnt! :-P Add in the green chillies, ginger, garlic & cook for very short time. Add in rest of coriander, cumin & turmeric, making sure that nothing clumps. Add in chicken & cook 5 minutes or so. Then add in nutmeg & tomatoes, cooking until chicken is done.

Goes With:

Serve over basmati rice.