METHI CHICKEN CURRY...

 
 

RECIPE:

Ingr:

Chicken                                   500 gm
Onion                                       3
Tomatoes                                 4
Ginger                                      1"
Garlic flakes                             6
Green chillies                           6
Kasuri methi                            4 tbsp
(fresh methi)                             2 bunch
cardamom                                 2
Cinnamon                                 1"
Cloves                                       4
Saunf /fennel seeds                1 tsp                
Red chilli pd                             2 tsp
Pepper pd                                 2 tsp 
Turmeric                                  1/4 tsp
Sugar                                        1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves                      2 sprigs
Coconut paste                          2 tbsp
Cashew/almond 
(soaked & ground with
coconut)                                   6
Salt to taste  


Method:

1. Wash and cut chicken to desired pieces. Keep aside.
2. Grind together 2 onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies into fine paste.
3. Chop finely remaining 1 onion and tomatoes.
4. Heat oil in a cooker and add cardamom, saunf, cinnamon, cloves. 
5. On crackling, add chopped onion and stir fry to light pink.
6. Now add onion paste and fry to golden brown. Add tomatoes and cook till mushy.
7. Add chicken pieces and fry to light brown for 5 mts. Put sugar and toss nicely to coat chicken.
8. Add kasuri methi and mix well. Put in all dry spices  and salt. Stir fry as shown above for 2 mts.
9. Pour 4 cups of hot water (approx. 5oo ml) and check for seasoning.
10. Close the lid and cook on medium flame till the 1st whistle.
11. Slow the flame and let it simmer for 4 mts. Remove and let cool
12. On cooling, remove the lid and add coconut-cashew paste and keep on stove for 3 mts.
13. Remove, sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, chappati, idli, dosa etc.