Bengali chicken curry recipe

ingredients

1 Chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1/4 cup (50 g) 1 3/4 oz Ghee
1 1/2 cups (180 g) 6 oz Onions, chopped
1 tsp (6 g) Ginger (adrak) paste
1 tsp (6 g) Garlic (lasan) paste
2 Cloves (laung)
2 Black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1/2 tsp (1 g) Cinnamon (daichini) powder
200 g (7 oz) Tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp (1 1/2 g) Coriander (dhaniya) powder
1 tsp (2 g) Turmeric (haldi) powder
2 tsp (4 g) Red chilli powder
1 cup (250 ml) 8 fl oz Water

method

1. Heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan; add the onions and saute until transluscent.

2. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, cloves, black cardamom, and cinnamon powder. Saute for a few seconds or until the mixture changes colour.

3. Add the chicken and saute for 10 - 12 minutes.

4. Stir in the tomatoes, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and water. Cook till the chicken becomes tender and the gravy thickens.

5. Serve hot.

serving amount

serves: 2-4


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posted by Arindam Pal @ 04:49PM, 7/04/08
Hi, I was staying alone in Munich and novice in cooking. Tonight I made excellent chicken curry following your recipe( at least 80%).
Thanks a lot.
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