Chicken masala
Ingredients:
- Chicken: 1 Kg, washed and cut into medium size pieces
- Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
- Curd : 3-4 tbsp
- Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
- Cashew Nuts : 9-10
- Milk : 4-5 tbsp
- Oil : 4 tbsp
- Onions : 2, big size, finely chopped
- Tomato : 1, big size, finely chopped
- Ginger-Garlic paste : 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder : 1 tsp
- Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
- Coriander leaves : 2 strands
- Cinnamon : 2
- Curry Leaves : 2 strands
- Cloves : 4
- Black Pepper Powder : 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Make the paste of red chilli powder, curd, salt, and turmeric powder.
- Now marinate the chicken with the mixture made in previous step, and leave it for 18-20 minutes.
- make a fine paste of milk and cashew nuts, and keep this aside.
- Dry cloves, roast cinnamon, and some curry leaves for about 1-2 minutes and powder finely.
- Take 2 table sppon oil and heat.
- Add the chopped onions into oil and fry until it becomes slightly pink or transparent.
- Reduce the heat, add paste of ginger and garlic, and fry for about 5 minutes.
- Add cumin powder, pepper powder, and coriander powder with the onions, mix it and fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes to above and cook it for another 4-5 minutes. Mix it well and cook till the oil separates.
- Remove the heat and make masala cool. Once cooled, grind it into a paste and keep it aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the marinated chicken pieces to this oil.
- Cook on high flame for 5-6 minutes, reduce the heat to medium flame and cook for a further 4-5 minutes.
- Now add the cashew nut paste, masala paste, and the powder mix of clove,s cinnamon, and curry leaves to the above cooked chicken and mix.
- Keep cooking on medium heat until chicken pieces are soft enough, and curry becomes thick.
- Add salt according to taste.
- Garnish it with coriander leaves, and serve chicken masala.
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