Multi flavoured chicken curry with curd and cashews! Spicy aromas add extra flavours to the dish
Ingredients:
- Chicken- 1/2 kg
- Onion- 2 ,sliced
- Tomato-1 large,sliced
- Green chillies- 3,slit
- Curd- 1 tablespoon
- Cashew- 10
- Bay leaves-2
- Cinnamon-2 sticks
- Cardamom- 2
- Cloves- 2
- Curry leaves- 10-15
- Chilly powder- 2 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
- Pepper powder- 1 teaspoon
- Fennel seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon
- Salt-1-2 teaspoon, as required
- Water
- Oil- 1 tablespoon
Method:
- Marinate the chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon red chilly powder,turmeric powder,1/2 teaspoon pepper powder little salt and keep aside.
- Soak the cashews in warm water.
- Heat oil a pan and saute the cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,bay leaves till the aroma fills the air.
- Now add the sliced onions,green chillies and saute till onion turns golden brown
- Grind together the chilly powder,coriander powder,pepper powder,fennel seeds and add to the onion mix.
- Saute for 2 mins.
- Add curd,salt,saute for a while
- Now add the marinated chicken pieces along with the tomatoes and stir well.
- Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook in low flame,stirring in between till chicken is cooked.
- Grind the soaked cashews to a fine paste and add to the chicken.
- Now make the gravy thick with high flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves!
