Chicken Gravy with Roasted Masala is a traditional chicken dish from Andhra made with roasted spices and makes a delicious side dish with biryani or roti.
When Amma made this a couple of months ago, I was making the biryani while she said she wanted to make a gravy dish. She said she used to make this version many years ago and had stopped making it for some reason.
Kids liked it a lot and even before that verdict, I decided I would click it for me to share here. While the biryani tastes great as such, we always make gravy as it will take care of dinner as well.
I haven't shared much of nonveg dishes off late even though we make new ones often. This month I decided I would share it for the fourth week and wanted to do all three weeks. However, somehow I am still being lazy and couldn't complete all three days in between.
I thought I would anyway share this week's dishes and hope my friends are fine with me taking this liberty. This recipe is surely a keeper as kids wanted this to be repeated. May was very quick to go and we are here on the fourth week, were we can share our own recipes.
Step By Step Pictures for making Chicken Gravy with Roasted Masala
Chicken Gravy with Roasted Masala
Ingredients Needed:
For the Roasted Masala
3 tbsp Coconut
1 tsp Coriander Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
2 to 3 Cloves
1 inch Cinnamon
1 Mace
5 to 6 Cashew Nuts
1 tsp Peppercorns
1.5 tsp Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus
1 tsp Fennel
1/2 cup Mint Leaves
2 tsp Cooking Oil
For the Gravy
1 cup Onions
1 medium Tomato
2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
400 gms Chicken
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
Salt to Taste
2 tsp Red Chili Powder
Handful Coriander Leaves
2 tsp Cooking Oil
For the Roasted Masala
Heat a pan with oil and saute all the ingredients listed for the masala.
Allow to cool and grind to a smooth paste using enough water.
For the Gravy
Wash and chop the chicken to a bite size pieces, drain on a colander.
Heat a Kadai with oil, saute finely chopped onions till it changes colour.
Add ginger garlic paste and cook well for a couple of minutes.
Now add the chicken pieces and saute well.
Add the red chili powder, salt, and turmeric powder and let it cook for 5 to 7 mins on low flame.
Now add the tomatoes and the ground masala and let it simmer for 10 mins.
When the masala and the chicken is well coated and cooked, add water as required and bring to a boil.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve with Briyani or Roti.
Recipe
Chicken Gravy with Roasted Masala
Ingredients
For the Roasted Masala
- 3 tbsp Coconut fresh
- 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 to 3 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 1 Mace
- 5 to 6 Cashew Nuts
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- 1.5 tsp Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1/2 cup Mint Leaves
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
For the Gravy
- 1 cup Onions
- 1 medium Tomato
- 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 400 gms Chicken
- A Pinch T Turmeric Powder
- Salt to Taste
- 2 tsp Red Chili Powder
- Handful Coriander Leaves
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
For the Roasted Masala
- Heat a pan with oil and saute all the ingredients listed for the masala.
- Allow to cool and grind to a smooth paste using enough water.
For the Gravy
- Wash and chop the chicken to a bite size pieces, drain on a colander.
- Heat a Kadai with oil, saute finely chopped onions till it changes colour.
- Add ginger garlic paste and cook well for a couple of minutes.
- Now add the chicken pieces and saute well.
- Add the red chili powder, salt, and turmeric powder and let it cook for 5 to 7 mins on low flame.
- Now add the tomatoes and the ground masala and let it simmer for 10 mins.
- When the masala and the chicken is well coated and cooked, add water as required and bring to a boil.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve with Briyani or Roti.
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Rajani says
The ground paste looks very flavorful, I can try that for some of the veg curries.
Gayathri Kumar says
The roasted spice paste is so flavourful Valli. I am sure it would add so much taste to the gravy. Though I do roasted chicken often, I am yet to try gravies. This one with the biryani looks wonderful.
Karen says
This looks delicious! I just love using Indian spices. They add so much flavor!
Ai | Ai made it for you says
Yum! It looks amazing!
harini says
The roasted spice mix sounds aromatic, Valli.
Sushma Pinjala says
The spices sound so interesting, the gravy must have tasted awesome.
Narmadha says
Freshly roasted masala always adds unique taste to the dish. Love the addition of mint leaves in masala. so flavorful and tempting chicken masala