Chettinad Chicken Pepper Masala

Ingredients
Chicken – 1 kg cut into medium sized pieces
Garlic – 3 – 4 cloves, roughly chopped
Ginger – finely chopped (2 tbsp)
Onions – 2 (medium) chopped
Green Chillies – 3 (lengthwise split into two)
Curry Leaves – 8-10
Oil – 5 tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala – 1 tsp
Whole black pepper – a few
Black pepper powder – 3 tsp (freshly ground pepper would bring better flavor)
Salt to taste

Method
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions, curry leaves, whole black pepper and green chilli and saute for a while. Then add the ginger and garlic (mash them up together or can use ginger garlic paste instead) and fry for a few min. Then, add the coriander, turmeric powders and garam masala and salt and mix well. Add the chicken to the frying pan and mix well, then add some water and cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. When the chicken is almost done, add the ground pepper into the mixture and mix well