Featuring Desi Chicken Curry

Ingredients

  • chicken drumsticks, 450 gm
  • Ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp
  • Green chili, chopped, 1 no
  • Onion, thinly sliced, 2 no
  • Tomato puree, 1.5 cup
  • Turmeric powder, less than 1/4 tsp
  • Red chili powder, 1.5 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds, 1 tsp
  • Bay leaf, 1 no
  • Green Cardamom, 2 pods
  • Whole red chili, 2 to 3
  • Cinnamon stick, about an inch, 1 no
  • Coriander, finely chopped, 2 tbsp
  • Kasuri methi powder, 1 tbsp
  • Mustard oil, 2.5 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Shaman's chicken masala, 1.5tbsp
  • Lemon juice, 1 tbsp
  • Black pepper powder, 1 tsp

Method

  • Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper and lemon juice for 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat mustard oil in a kadhai.
  • Add whole spices to it. Let them turn fragrant.
  • Add onion to it and cook until translucent. Add green chili & ginger garlic paste to it. Cook till the raw aroma disappears.
  • Add tomato puree to it. Add powdered spices to it. Add salt to adjust to its taste.
  • Add marinated chicken drumsticks to it. Saute for 5 to 6 minutes. Add sufficient water to it and allow it to cook till the chicken is tender enough.
  • Check the chicken and add water if required to set the consistency of gravy.
  • Add chicken masala to it and cook for further 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Garnish it with chopped coriander.
  • Serve it hot with paratha/ steamed rice