Desi Chicken Curry

Name: Desi Chicken Curry
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Kg Chicken (Curry Cut); 4 tbsp Thick Curd; 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder; to taste Salt; 1 Dry Red Chilli; 7-8 Peppercorns; 5-6 Cloves; 1 inch stick of Cinnamon; 1 Bay Leaf; 1 Black Cardamom; 1 tbsp Ghee (Clarified Butter); 6-7 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1 tsp Degi Mirch (Red Chilli Powder for color); 1.5 tbsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder; 15-20 Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves; 2 tsp Dried Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi); 2 tbsp Butter (Unsalted)

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Desi Chicken Curry

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 mins

4 people

Marination
1 KgChicken (Curry Cut)
4 tbspThick Curd
1 tbspRed Chilli Powder
to tasteSalt
Dry Whole Spices
1Dry Red Chilli
7-8Peppercorns
5-6Cloves
1 inchstick of Cinnamon
1Bay Leaf
1Black Cardamom
Main Ingredients
1 tbspGhee (Clarified Butter)
6-7 tbspVegetable Oil
2 tbspGinger Garlic Paste
1 tspDegi Mirch (Red Chilli Powder for color)
1.5 tbspCoriander Powder
1 tspTurmeric Powder
1 tspGaram Masala
1/2 tspRoasted Cumin Powder
15-20Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves
2 tspDried Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
2 tbspButter (Unsalted)

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Steps

1 hr 30 mins

1

Add Chicken, curd, salt & red Chilli powder & lemon juice to a bowl. Mix well & keep aside for minimum 1 hour.
2

Dry roast a red chilli, peppercorns, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black cardamom & cloves in a wok.
3

Add Ghee & vegetable oil. Sauté for 2 mins.
4

Add finely chopped onions & fry till golden brown on medium flame.
5

Add the ginger garlic paste when onions begin browning & continue frying on med low flame till onions are well done.
6

Add tomato puree to the onions & sauté well for 2 mins on medium high flame.
7

Add marinated chicken, cover & cook on medium-high flame for about 15-20 mins, or till when tomatoes are cooked completely. The water in tomatoes will dry down completely.
8

Add Degi Mirch, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Garam Masala & Cumin Powder. Mix well & sauté well for 5 mins.
9

Add freshly chopped coriander leaves & mix well. Add any balance marinade, if left.
10

Adjust salt as per taste. Add some water as per your requirement of gravy consistency. Cover & cook for 20 minutes on medium flame or till when the chicken is well cooked.
11

Add Kasoori Methi & Butter. Mix well. Serve hot with Naan, Chapati or Paaranthas.