Chicken Curry

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken finely diced

3 tablespoons of Ginger/garlic paste.

1 cup of diced onion

1 cup of mint leaves

Tempering: 1 tablespoon of Jeera, 3 cardamom pods, 1 cinnamon stick, 

2 teaspoon of white poppy seeds

2 teaspoons of Sompu

1 cup of Cashew nuts.

Paste: Make a paste of poppy seeds, sompu and cashew nuts. Keep the paste aside.

1 teaspoon of coriander powder

1 teaspoon of Jeera powder

1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder

3 split green chilies.

1/2 cup of yogurt

Oil as needed

1/2 cup of coriander leaves

salt as needed

Steps to prepare:

• In a large bowl, put whole chicken, ginger garlic paste,1 teaspoon of oil, coriander powder, jeera powder, yogurt, mint leaves. Marinate for 30 minutes.
• In a large pan, add oil all the tempering ingredients. Fry well
• Add Onions, ginger garlic paste and fry well.
• Add 3 split green chilies.
• Add Mint leaves.
• Now add the paste prepared and fry well.
• Add little coriander powder/ jeera powder/ Garam Masala and mix well.
• Now, Add Marinated chicken and mix well.
• Allow chicken to cook well in the gravy.
• Once the chicken is 3/4 cooked, Add water. cook for some more time
• Add salt
• Add Coriander leaves.
• Chicken curry is ready to serve
• Serve it with Hot steamed rice.