Chicken Capsicum Curry

Ingredients for Chicken Capsicum Curry:

1. Chicken – ½ kg

2. Garlic paste – 2 small spoons

    Ginger paste – 2 small spoons

    Coriander powder – 1 big spoon

    Chilli powder – 1 small spoon

    Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon

    Fennel powder – 2 small spoons

    Garam masala powder – 2 small spoons

    Salt – For taste

    Lemon juice – 2 small spoons

    Vinegar – 2 small spoons

3. Onions – 1, sliced thin

4. Oil – As required

5. Capsicum (red, green and yellow) – ½ each, cut into big square pieces

6. Potato – 2, chopped lengthwise similar to finger chips

7. Onion – 1, chopped very fine

8. Tomato – 2, chopped very fine

How to prepare Chicken Capsicum Curry?

1. Cut chicken into medium sized pieces.

2. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 2, and keep aside a little quantity of masala from it.

3. In the remaining masala, add chicken and potato pieces.

4. Marinate it and allow to rest for 6 hours.

5. Heat oil and deep fry capsicum as two or three sets, till it turns tender. Strain excess oil.

6. In the remaining oil, add sliced onions and deep fry it. Allow to strain excess oil.

7. Take potato pieces from marinated chicken and deep fry in remaining oil.

8. Finally deep fry chicken pieces in 2 or 3 slots, till they turn golden brown.

9. Add a little more oil to the same pan and sauté onions till they turn tender.

10. Add tomato pieces and sauté again, followed by masala kept aside.

11. Add a little water and boil it well.

12. When a thin layer of oil forms on its surface, put off the flame.

13. Pour this gravy to the fried ingredients and mix well.

Archive: Vanitha Magazine May 15-31, 2019

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