Traditional Amritsari Chicken Masala

Name: Traditional Amritsari Chicken Masala
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms chicken; 1 onion chopped; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 7-8 cashewnuts; 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds; 1 tbsp kasoori methi; 2 green cardamoms; 4-5 cloves; 1 stick cinnamon; 1 tsp kitchen king masala; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp refined oil; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped; 4 slit green chillies; 1/4 th tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 th tsp ajwain (carom)

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a delicious recipe from the cuisines of Punjab and made flavourful with an array of easily available spices.Adding ghee makes it all the more flavourful.The rich colour comes from homemade tomato puree with a drop of food colour and fresh cream lends a creamy touch to this awesome dish.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

500 gmschicken
1onion chopped
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2 tbspcurd
2 tbsptomato puree
7-8cashewnuts
1 tbsproasted sesame seeds
1 tbspkasoori methi
2green cardamoms
4-5cloves
1 stickcinnamon
1 tspkitchen king masala
1/2 tspgaram masala
1 tbspfresh cream or malai
1 tbspghee
2 tbsprefined oil
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1 tbspcoriander leaves chopped
4slit green chillies
1/4 th tsp cumin seeds
1/4 th tsp ajwain (carom)

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with salt and tomato puree for an hour.Make a paste of ginger and garlic, cashew nuts,sesame,curd and fresh cream.Heat oil and fry the onion golden brown and set aside.
2

Add ghee and sprinkle cumin and ajwain and half crushed whole garam masala.Add the ground masala and fry.Add kasoori methi and kitchen king masala.This is the basic masala which can be fried and refrigerated for few days for use in any paneer or mixed veg or chicken dishes.Add the chicken and toss.Add water and cook in low flame till done and oil leaves sides.Add fried onion and toss.Garnish with chopped coriander and slit green chillies.