Chicken Curry



Ingredients:
  • Chicken pieces - 1 kg
  • Sliced Onion - 4 to 5 nos.
  • Tomatoes - 2 big nos.
  • Ginger-garlic paste - 1&1/2 tbsp
  • Salt - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 2& 1/2 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds powder - 1 tsp
  • Pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Chicken masala powder - 1 tbsp
  • Lemon Juice - 1/2 lemon
  • Mustard - 1tsp
  • Curry leaves- 2 sticks
  • Green cardamom powdered - 4 to 5 nos.
  • Cloves powdered - 4 to 5
  • Cinnamon Stick - 1 (powdered)
  • Chopped coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

Preparation:
  • Heat oil. Add mustard and wait till it splutters.
  • Add curry leaves and ginger-garlic paste and fry until the smell goes.
  • Add the sliced onions and fry till it turns golden brown.
  • Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well.
  • Add fennel seeds powder, pepper powder and chicken masala powder (preferably Eastern Chicken Masala).
  • And the powdered green cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and mix.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for some time until the they become soft.
  • Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
  • Add some lime juice to this.
  • Add some portion of the coriander leaves and mix.
  • Cook the chicken on a low flame until done.
  • Garnish with the remaining chopped coriander leaves.
  • Good with rice/roti/chapatti.