Masala Chicken

Ingredients for Masala Chicken:

1. Chicken – 1 kg

2. Oil – 5 table spoons

3. Onion chopped – 3 cups

4. Curry leaves – ½ cup

5. Tomato chopped – 2 cups

6. Coriander leaves chopped – 1 cup

7. Garlic chopped – 1 table spoon

8. Ginger – 1 piece, chopped

9. Couscous – 1.5 table spoons

10. Mustard – ¾ spoon

11. Cumin seeds – 1 spoon 

12. Pepper – 1 tsp

13. Chilli powder – 1 spoon

14. Coriander powder – 3 table spoons

15. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

16. Water – ¾ cup

17. Coconut scrapped – ½ cup

How to prepare Masala Chicken?

1. Make a fine paste of garlic, ginger, mustard, cumin seeds and pepper seeds.

2. Add a little water to chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and prepare a paste.

3. Grind coconut and couscous to a smooth paste.

4. Heat oil in a cooker and fry onions till they turn golden brown.

5. Add curry leaves, salt, ginger-garlic paste and sauté for three minutes.

6. Add curry powder paste and chicken and sauté for 5 minutes.

7. Add tomatoes and sauté for 5 more minutes.

8. Add ½ cup water and mix the contents well.

9. Pressure cook the contents.

10. When pressure drops to zero, add coconut paste and sauté for 5 more minutes.

11. Finally add coriander leaves and put off the flame.

Courtesy: Grihalakshmi Magazine, December 1 – 15, 2019

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