Clean the chicken and cut into medium sized pieces. Wash well and drain.

Heat oil in a pan or kadai.

Splutter mustard seeds.

Add curry leaves, green chillies, chopped ginger, crushed garlic and sliced onions. Fry well till onions become golden brown in color.

Add pepper, coriander, turmeric, kashmiri chilly powder, garam masala, salt and chopped tomato. Fry till the tomatoes become pulpy.

Add drained chicken pieces into above mixture and mix well for 2-3 minutes. Add little water and cook till done.

When chicken pieces are cooked and gravy has become thick, add tomato paste and sugar

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.