Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry

Name: Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm chicken; 1 onion paste; 1 onion chopped finely; 2 tsp ginger paste; 7-8 cashew nuts; 2 tsp melon seeds; 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 2 tbsp refined oil; 1 tbsp butter or ghee; 1 tsp crushed kasoori methi; 1 tsp ajwain /carom seeds; 2 cloves; 1 small stick cinnamon; 2 cardamoms; 1 tsp tandoori chicken masala; 1 pinch orange red food colour; 2 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp fresh tomato puree; 1 green chilli paste; To taste salt; 1 pinch sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is an authentic North Indian style chicken curry. Onion tomato and whole spices make it a flavourful dhaba or highway style chicken curry.It is mildly spicy and the aroma of kasoori methi and ajwain gives a new dimension to this delicious and lip smacking dish which is a sure heat at parties and on special occasions.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

500 gmchicken
1onion paste
1onion chopped finely
2 tspginger paste
7-8cashew nuts
2 tspmelon seeds
1 tbspmalai or fresh cream
2 tbsprefined oil
1 tbspbutter or ghee
1 tspcrushed kasoori methi
1 tspajwain /carom seeds
2cloves
1small stick cinnamon
2cardamoms
1 tsptandoori chicken masala
1 pinchorange red food colour
2 tbspcurd
2 tbspfresh tomato puree
1green chilli paste
To tastesalt
1 pinchsugar
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tbspchopped coriander

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with lemon juice and little salt for 1 hour.Meanwhile make a paste of 1 onion alongwith cashewnuts and melon seeds/charmagaz.Also add chopped tomato,curd, ginger and green chilli and make a paste.
2

Heat oil and butter or ghee in a pan.Fry 1 finely chopped onion golden brown and set aside.Sprinkle whole garam masala and lightly fry the chicken.Add the ground paste to the chicken and toss.Add other dry masalas,salt and 1 pinch sugar.Toss all with chicken and add a cup of water approximately. Add crushed kasoori methi.Cook on low flame till chicken is done and masala coats chicken.
3

Garnish with chopped coriander,nuts and malai. Serve hot with naan or any Indian flat breads or pulao.