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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Easy Breezy Chicken Curry

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For last 3-4 days it was too much busy . So Cooking became a side part of my life . But on Saturday I made this easy chicken curry for our lunch . That was my birthday so we went for dinner with some of our close friends .
Though in my house we both like mutton most but due to the health consciousness we normally make chicken . It is very simple recipe to make but really delicious .
Now here is the recipe :-



Ingredients :-

1. 750 gms Chicken without skin & cut into pieces .
2. 1" piece of ginger
3. 5 pod garlic
4. 2 medium red onion
5. 1 tsp cumin seeds
6. Whole Garam Masala ( 1" cinnamon stick , 2 Bay leaf ,5 small cardamom )
7. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
8. salt to taste
9. 3 tsp Oil
10. 6 whole red chilli
11. 1/2c water
12. 1 tsp Sugar ( optional )


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Method :-

1. Clean the chicken pieces properly .

2. Now grind ginger , garlic & whole red chillies in a food processor till smooth .

3. In a pressure cooker add oil . When oil is become hot add sugar . wait till it caramelized . Keep an eye so that sugar don't burn .

4. Then add the whole cumin seeds & whole garam masala . When the masala crackle add onion & Saute until aromatic and onions gets soft.

5. Then add ginger-garlic-red chilli paste & turmeric powder , fry for 2 min .

6. Now add the chicken pieces . Fry in slow heat with occassional Stir to avoid from sticking to the bottom .

7. Once nice aroma start coming add water & salt , close the lid and wait till 4 whistle .

8. Now add the lentil mixture, reduce the heat to simmer, add salt close the lid and slow cook for 20 min.

9. Once the pressure release serve hot with some rice & fresh salad .

Thia is very easy recipe , whenever I don't have much time I make this dish . This is really a very tasty dish .


10 comments:

Indian Khana said...

Looks yum and easy breezy making it more appealing ;)

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Finla said...

I totally agree the chicken curyy looks really easy breezey to make and still it looks so so delicous.
And i love that gravy from the chicken. One can mop up all the gravy with a roti.

Suparna said...

hi dolon,
belated b'day wishes to u hope u had a great time :)the cake looks yummm :)
wow an easy chicken curry looks so tasty and well prepared ...good one thanks, nice snap

ARUNA said...

looks yummy and colorful.......interesting dish!!

Bong Mom said...

Belated B'day wishes dear.

Chicken curry looks lovely

Malar Gandhi said...

Belated birthday wishes, its good to celebrate with family. Hope you had a great time.

Its good to discover ur blog, you have some amazing collection here. Love this chicken curry, awesome.

Doloncookbook said...

Thanks to all ....

Uma said...

Thanks for dropping by!! You have a nice blog!!

Belated b'day wishes :)

ashsdelicacies.blogspot.ca said...

Hey this looks yummy ...n simple too..Thanks for sharing