Creamy Walnut Chicken

Name: Creamy Walnut Chicken
Yield: 4 to 6 sevings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams boneless chicken breast cut into long strips; 3 tablespoons yoghurt; 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste; 1 teaspoon black pepper powder; 1 teaspoon tandoori masala; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; to taste Salt; 2 medium sized onions; 3-4 garlic cloves; 2-3 green chillies; 1 cup walnuts; 2 tablespoon ghee/oil; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 2 teaspoon Kasuri methi; 1 cup fresh cream; 1/2 teaspoon jeera/ cumin seeds; 2 bay leaves; 1 black elachi/ Cardamom; 1 inch small cinnamon stick; to taste Salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

Vidita Bhatia @cook_14997234

Mumbai India

#walnuts

Walnuts are rich in healthy fats and nutrients. It reduces heart disease and improve brain function. We usually make gravies of cashews and almonds, here I have made creamy chicken with walnuts which makes gravy more rich, healthy and creamier.

#walnuts

Vidita Bhatia @cook_14997234

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Ingredients

About one hour

4 to 6 sevings

500 gramsboneless chicken breast cut into long strips
For marinating
3 tablespoonsyoghurt
1 teaspoonginger garlic paste
1 teaspoonblack pepper powder
1 teaspoontandoori masala
1/2 teaspoongaram masala
1 tablespoonlemon juice
to tasteSalt
For gravy
2medium sized onions
3-4garlic cloves
2-3green chillies
1 cupwalnuts
2 tablespoonghee/oil
1 teaspooncoriander powder
1 teaspoongaram masala
2 teaspoonKasuri methi
1 cupfresh cream
1/2 teaspoonjeera/ cumin seeds
2bay leaves
1black elachi/ Cardamom
1 inchsmall cinnamon stick
to tasteSalt
1 teaspoonsugar

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Steps

About one hour

1

Roast walnuts on medium flame till turns golden. Let it cool down. When they cool down grind them to make the paste.
2

Take a bowl Mix all the ingredients for marinating add chicken and keep for one hour.
3

Keep water for boiling. Add onions, green chillies, garlic. Boil till onions becomes soft. When they are cool down grind them to make the smooth paste.
4

Take fry pan. Add one tablespoon of ghee. Add marinated chicken and saute till the mixture gets dried up.
5

Take a kadai. Add ghee and whole garam masala. Put onion paste and saute till ghee is separated from it.
6

Add chicken to it and mix well. Add walnut paste and stir constantly. Add cream, coriander powder, garam masala. Keep the flame low and stir constantly. Cook for 5 mins. Add little water if you feel gravy is thick.
7

Add kasuri methi when done.
8

Serve hot with naans or rotis.