Chicken Curry
Ingredients Needed:
Chicken - 1 Kg
Onions - 2 big / 1 & 1/2 cups
Tomato 1 big
Red Chili powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Paste 1
Coarsely grind the below
Ginger - 2"
Garlic - 5 -6 cloves
Clove - 3 -4
Cardamon - 2
Cinnamon - 1"
Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
Paste 2
Fresh Coconut - 1/4 cup
Cashews - 5 -6
How to make the Chicken Curry
Wash and drain the chicken pieces.
Prep the ingredients for paste 1 and grind to a semi to coarse paste.
Soak cashew in hot water and grind along with coconut to a smooth paste, keep it aside.
Heat a pressure cooker pan with oil. Add the paste 1 saute well.
Next add onions, saute till they turn colour. add the chicken pieces, combine everything well. Stir on high so that the chicken gets roasted well.
Next add salt, turmeric and tomatoes finely chopped. Continue cooking on high with lid covered.
After 5 mins, add the red chili powder, coriander powder. mix everything well.
Keep stirring to make sure bottom doesn't get burnt.
Now add paste 2 and mix. Add 2 cups of water or less as required for thick gravy. Add chopped coriander leaves. Cover with lid and pressure cook for a whistle or two, until chicken is cooked tender.
Once the pressure falls, adjust spice and thickness, bring to boil once again.
Serve with rice or rotis
Notes:
Though this recipe involves making two pastes, it actually doesn't take much time.
Corporate to Kitchen says
hmmm I can smell the aroma of this curry. This curry looks very yummy
Nayna Kanabar says
The gravy looks rich and creamy. Can you suggest an alternative to chicken for vegetarians??
Rg says
You can use soya chunks. It will taste very good
Mina Joshi says
Being vegetarian I tend to use Quorn Chicken style pieces for my son. I am sure that he will like the gravy you have used in this recipe.
Shobha says
Yummy chicken curry.. I love these jhatpat dishes using pressure cooker.
Srivalli says
Nayna, You could use Soya chunks, sorry I missed out replying