Tender Chicken Dry Curry

No matter what recipe you make with chicken, it has its own taste and satisfies ones taste buds. I am going to introduce here a unique recipe - Tender Chicken Dry Curry - adds spice to your buds, follow me..


INGREDIENTS  :

CHICKEN - 1 lb or 1/2kg

OIL - 4 TBLSP

MUSTARD - ¼ TSP

GINGER - ½ INCH

GARLIC - 3 SLICES

GREEN CHILLIES - 5

CURRY LEAF - 1 STEM

CASHEW NUTS - FEW

SALT - TO TASTE

CHILLI POWDER - TO TASTE

TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP

ONION - 2 BIG

CARDAMOM - 3

CLOVES - 4

CINNAMOM STICK - ¼ INCH

CORIANDER POWDER - 3 TBLSP

CUMINSEED - ¼ TBLSP

CORIANDER - FOR GARNISHING
 

Preparation -


If you got the Ginger Garlic ready made paste, you don't need the Ginger/Garlic mentioned above. Otherwise, make the paste of above said ginger and garlic and keep a side.


Basic Masala Powder - Make dry powder of Cardmoms, Cloves and Cinnamon and keep a side.


Make onion paste (do NOT add water while making the paste) and keep a side.


Now take a pan, add 2 tblspn oil. After heating add green chilies (take care, its going to pop a bit) then add ginger garlic paste, then curry leaves.

Fry them a bit and then add the chicken pieces. Mix them well and then add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.

After two minutes, add 1/4 tsp of Basic Masala Powder then keep the lid and let it cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.

On another stove, place another pan and add 2 tblspn of oil. After heating add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and cahew nuts. Fry them a bit and then add onion paste. Cook on a medium flame for 5 min and then add little bit of turmeric, salt and red chilli powder (this can be added based on taste and spice level). Cook for another 5 minutes until the water in the onion paste is evaporated and paste becomes golden/red color.

Now add the cooked onion pate to the cooked chicken, mix well.

Now add coriander powder, and 1/4tsp of Basic Masala Powder (optional : you can add little orange food color)

Now keep the lid and let it cook for another 5 min on medium flame. Add the last but not least - the tomato pieces and cook for 3 min on low flame.

The curry is almost ready - remove to a bowl, garnish with Coriander - start serving...

Tidbits - If the spice level is high in the curry, add fresh lemon juice little bit to have additional aroma and taste.