Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Chicken curry

Ingredients: 3 tbsp peanut oil1 tbsp ghee3 onions5 almonds1 tsp coriander seeds1 red chilli4 cloves of garlic1.5 cm piecc of ginger4 tbsp ghee 1 1/2 tsp salt1 tsp pepper poweder 1 cup curd 1/2 cup cream a pinch of saffron1/2 tsp garam masala powder1kg chicken cut into large pieces.
Method of Cooking:Step 1: Grind one onion to a paste and finely chope the rest .
Step 2: Grind together the blanched almonds corinder, red chilli, ginger and garilic.
Step 3: Mix this with the onion paste and marinate the chicken pieces in it for 2 hours.
Step 4: Heat ghee in a pan and fry the chooped onions till golden brown.
Step 5: Remove and add the marinated chicken to the oil left in the pan fry till the liquid dries up.
Step 6: Add 1 cup of water , salt and pepper and the pressure cook for 5-7 minutes.
Step 7: Beat the curd and add to the chicken and continue frying till the chicken completly dries up and add the fried onion.
Step 8: Whip the cream, mix the saffron to it add to the cooked chicken korma.
Step 9: Lastely add garam masala and mix well and remove .
Step 10: Serve with parathas, naans or plain chapatis.

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