There are certain recipes that always remain our favorites and we can never be tired of cooking and again. A favorite recipe that I cook often and is enjoyed by my family and friends is the Spicy Chicken Masala Curry. It is better than any restaurant recipe. This recipe for chicken curry is not a luxury, simple, easy and quick to do. I do not remember the source of recipes, its been there in my recipe files for centuries, I thought I'd share.
Spicy Chicken Masala Recipe
½ kg chicken, washed and cut into medium sized pieces
3 tbsp curds
1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
¼ tsp turmeric pwd
salt to taste
Make a paste:
6-7 cashewnuts
4-5 tbsps milk
Dry roast and make a fine powder:
1” cinnamon
10-12 curry leaves
3 cloves
Rest of the ingredients:
3-4 tbsps oil
2 big onions finely chopped
1 large tomato finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
3/4 tsp black pepper powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
¼ tsp cumin powder
coriander leaves for garnish
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Marinate chicken pieces in chilli powder, turmeric powder, curds and salt for 20 mts.
2 While the chicken pieces are marinating, make a paste of cashewnuts and milk. Keep aside.
3 Dry roast cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves for 1 mt and make a powder of them. Keep aside.
4
Heat 1 1/2 tbsps of oil in a cooking vessel. Add the onions and saute
till pink. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute further for another 3-4
minutes on medium heat.
5 Add coriander pwd, cumin pwd, pepper pwd and combine well and fry for another minute.
6
Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Combine well and cook
till oil separates.Turn off heat. Cool and grind the cooked masala.
Keep aside this masala paste.
7 Heat 1 1/2
tbsps oil in a cooking vessel and add the marinated chicken and cook on
high flame for 4-5 minutes, reduce heat and cook covered for another
4-5 minutes.
8 Add the ground masala
paste, cashewnut paste and ground powder of cinnamon, cloves and curry
leaves and combine well. (Add a cup of water for more gravy
consistency). Cook till chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired
curry consistency. Adjust salt.
9 Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.