Art of Cooking

Ingredients: 

 

• 1 chicken skinned and cut into 10 pcs

• 1 cup fried onions

• 1 1/2 cups yogurt

• 1 tbsp ginger/garlic paste

• Half tsp turmeric powder

• 2 tsp red chilli powder (if you want it mild or less spicy 1tsp is fine)

• Half a tsp of garam masala powder

• Half a tsp of black pepper powder

• 2 small sized cinnamon sticks

• 3-4 cardamoms

• 2 cloves

• 3 bay leaves

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• Roasted nuts ground to a powder (6 almonds, 6 peanuts, 2 tsp coconut powder and 1 tsp poppy seeds)

• 3 green chillies chopped

• A few coriander leaves finely chopped

• A few mint leaves finely chopped

• Salt to taste

 

 

Preparation Method:

 

In a large mixing bowl put the chicken and add fried onions, yogurt, ginger/garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder, lemon juice and salt to taste. Keep it aside for 1-2 hours 

 

Take a deep bottomed vessel heat half a cup of oil on medium heat and add cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and bay leaves. Now add the chicken mixture and fry well for until 10 minutes and then add 2 cups of water. Cover with lid and let it simmer , stir occasionally.

 

Add the powdered nuts or nuts paste, green chillies, coriander and mint leaves.  Now cook until the oil starts to separate, the chicken is tender and you achieve a gravy like consistency. Don't forget to check the salt.

Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and fried onions .... makes an awesome combination with Naans