CHICKEN CURRY

INGREDIENTS

1. 1/2kg chicken pieces
2. 3 medium onions sliced
3. 8 cloves of garlic
4. 1'' ginger grated
5. 1tsp red chilli powder
6. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
7. 1tsp roasted coriander powder
8. 1tsp roasted cumin powder
9. salt to taste
10. 1/2 cup yogurt
11. 5tbsp oil
12. whole garam masala(1 black cardamom,4 cloves,5 pepper corn,1'' cinnamon,1 bay leaf,3green cardamom)

METHOD

• heat oil in a pan , add whole garam masala then add sliced onions and cloves of garlic, fry them light pink in colour take them out and grind with  yogurt.
• in the same oil add chicken and fry
• dissolve red chilli powder and turmeric powder in 2 tbsp of water ,add it to the chicken and fry,after 5 minutes add coriander and cumin powder,grated ginger and salt,fry few minutes.
• add fried onion yogurt paste fry( bhono)until oil starts separating from masala, add 3/4 cup of boiled water for the gravy.cover it and cook on medium heat until chicken is tender.
• add chopped green coriander
• serve with roti or boiled rice and salad.

TIP  scrap ginger root with a spoon instead of peeling,grind it and freeze it in an icecube tray .when the cubes get frozen take them out and put them in a freezer zip lock bag. the bag is dated and kept in the freezer
same way you can freeze ginger garlic paste,ginger green chilli paste,and coriander chutney.