Saturday, April 21, 2012

Chicken Bhuna


Ingredients:

250g of skinless boneless chicken diced
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 tablespoon garam masala powder
Tomatoes: 100g puree and 1 diced finely
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
1/2 garlic paste and 3 cloves chopped
2 medium onions: 1 pureed and 1 chopped finely
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
2/3 teaspoon cumin seeds
Fistful fresh finely chopped coriander
1 teaspoon paprika/red chili powder
3 whole cardamoms crushed
Salt to taste
2 small green chilies, deseeded and chopped

Method:
  • Rub garam masala and little salt over chicken and leave aside to marinate for few minutes while you prepare other ingredients.
  • In a pan, heat oil in which add the chicken, fry for a minute, remove excess oil leaving only about one tablespoon in it, simmer the flame add half of the tomato puree and let is cook on simmer, cover the lid and keep stirring every 5 min.
  • In another pan,  add the excess oil from frying chicken add cumin, ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, chopped onion, chopped garlic, chopped tomato and sauté it after adding every ingredient for few seconds. 
  • Add the turmeric, paprika/chili powder and cardamom pods and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add pureed tomato, onion & chopped coriander stir it. Add water as needed to have the curry thickness of your choice.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer stirring regularly
  • Add the salt to taste
  • Add the chicken pieces cooking in the other pan along with tomato puree and cook together until they mix well.

Serve hot with rice or naan! Bon apetite!

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