Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

1. Chicken 700gms
2. Curd 150gms
3. Mustard oil 2 tbsp
4. Refined/white oil 
5. Salt
6. Red chilli powder
7. Turmeric powder
8. Ginger-garlic paste
9. Onion 3
10. Garlic
11. Tomato 2
12. Capsicum
13. Kasoori methi 2 tbsp
14. Jeera (cumin) powder
15. Whole jeera 1 pinch
16. Cardamom 5
17. Clove 5
18. Cinnamon 1inch
19. Tomato ketchup
20. Garam masala powder

Method:

• Prepare the marinade: Beat the curd and add salt, turmeric, white jeera powder, ginger garlic paste, kasoori methi, garam masala powder and mustard oil and mix well.

• Now add the chicken pieces and marinate for 2 hours.

• In a frying pan heat some white oil. Take the chicken pieces out of the marinade and deep fry each separately in the hot oil till light brown and keep them in a dry plate.
• In the same oil, add whole jeera, clove, cardamom, cinnamon and then add grated onion and crushed garlics in it. Fry till light brown.
• Add chopped tomatoes and capsicum in it and stir well.
• Now, add one cup water and keep stirring.
• Pour the curd you used as the marinade into the frying pan and mix well.
• Cook till oil separates.
• Add half cup water.
• When the gravy starts to boil, add the fried chicken pieces. Mix well and cover it with a lid.
• Stir occasionally till the chicken is totally cooked.
• Pour tomato ketchup in it and mix well and sprinkle one tsp garam masala powder.
• Turn off the flame.

• Serve hot with rice or nun.