Chicken Masala Recipe

Ingredients :

5 tablespoon refined oil, 1/2 cup curry leaves, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 inches ginger, 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon peppercorns, 3 tablespoon coriander powder, 3/4 cup water, 2 teaspoon poppy seed paste, 1 1/4 kilograms washed & dried chicken, 2 cup minced tomato, 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 tablespoon garlic flakes, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon chilli powder, 1/2 teaspoon powdered turmeric, 1/2 cup grated coconut.

For the main dish : 3 cup sliced onion

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  Step 1: For preparing this chicken recipe, clean and wash the chicken three-four times and drain. Keep this cleaned chicken aside and make a paste of 2 pieces of ginger, garlic, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and black peppercorn.

• Step 2: Then take chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and a quarter cup of water. Grind them all and make a paste of it. Now grind together grated fresh coconut and poppy seeds and make a fine paste of them.

• Step 3: Heat oil in a pressure cooker, fry onions till they turn golden brown. Then add curry leaves and salt, mix in the ginger-garlic spice paste and fry for three minutes.

• Step 4: Now add chilli-coriander-turmeric powder paste. Mix thoroughly and add the chicken pieces. Fry for five minutes.

• Step 5: Add tomatoes and fry for another five minutes with one and a half cups of water and cook for about 10-15 minutes.

  Step 6: When the chicken is tender, mix in the coconut-poppy seed paste and cook over medium heat for five minutes.

  Step 7: Finally, add coriander leaves, mix well and remove from heat. Serve it hot with butter naan and raita.