Chicken curry
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken
- 3 large onions- finely chopped
- 4 large tomatoes- pureed
- 1-2 tbsp garlic- crushed
- 1-2 pieces cinnamon
- 2 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1-2 tbsp red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- oil
- 1-2 cloves
- 4 tbsp tandoori masala
- chopped coriander- garnishing
- 2 cups curd
- 1tspn cumin
- black and green cardamom (2 each)
Method:
- Marinade the chicken using curd, oil, tandoori masala, salt and red chilli powder. Leave the marinade in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
- take a heavy based saucepan and heat some oil in it. When the oil is hot, add cumin, onion, garlic and ginger paste to it and saute till they are brown.
- when brown, add tomato puree to the onions and mix well. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Also add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- Cook for some time till the water is evaporated or the chicken is cooked. Add tandoori masala and water to form curry. Mix well and cover for 10-15 minutes.
- Garnish the curry with coriander and serve.
