Chicken Dry & Spicy Dry and spicy chicken 1 kg Chicken (cut into pieces)Bay leaf (Few, Vazhana/Karuga ela)1 1/2 tbsp Pepper1 tbsp Chilly powder1 tbsp SugarGinger (optional)Salt (As reqd)Oil Mix the chicken with salt and keep aside. Grind together a tbsp of pepper, chilly powder and sugar, until its powdered very fine and keep aside.Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.Add a little pepper and allow it to splutter.Add the bay leaf and saute for a while.Add the chicken pieces. Once everything is mixed well, add the ground powder to the chicken and mix well. :- Please do not add any water. Keep the fire on a very low flame & cover the pan upside down so that you can pour the water from the top of the cover. :- It allows the chicken to get water from the vapour and makes it cook well and soft. Leave it for 25- 30 minutes.Once the chicken is well cooked, it will be having enough water in it. So leave it open and let it dry out well on the low flame.:- Serve with chappathis. North Indian