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 the 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 it to rest for 6 hours.
5. Heat oil and deep-fry capsicum in two or three sets, till it turns tender. Strain excess oil.
6. In the remaining oil, add sliced onions and deep fry them. Allow to strain excess oil.
7.  Take potato pieces from the marinated chicken and deep fry in the 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 the masala kept aside.
11. Add a little water and boil it well.
12. When a thin layer of oil forms on its surface, turn off the flame.
13. Pour this gravy over the fried ingredients and mix well.

Archive: Vanitha Magazine May 15-31, 2019

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