DRY CHICKEN

This is delicious, easy and quick meal. Its just fancy enough that I a feel like we’re eating something really special without spending hours in the kitchen or a ton of money.

INGREDIENTS

500 grams chicken (with bone or boneless)
1 Heaped cup chopped onion
¾ tsp ginger garlic paste or grated
1 cup chopped tomatoes(adjust if they are sour)
salt as needed
1 tsp pepper corn
¼ tsp. garam masala powder
1 Sprig curry leaves or bsy leaf or few mint leaves
½ tsp curry cumin or shahi jeera
2 to 3 green cardamoms
1 inch cinnamon stick
3 Cloves
2 tbsp. oil
METHODS
1) Wash chicken and drain off the water. Marinate with ingredients under margination. Keep it aside until needed.
2) Add oil to hot pan,add cumin,cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and allow them to sizzle.
3) Add curry leaves and ginger garlic paste ,fry till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes off.
4) Add onions and fry till they turn golden
5) Add tomatoes and salt. Fry till the tomatoes turn mushy and soft
6) Add red chili powder, garam masala and coarsely crushes pepper corn.
7) Fry everthing well till the mixture looses all the moisture
8) Add chicken and fry for about 3 to 4 minutes.
9) Cover and cook on a low flame till the chicken turns tender. If the chicken doesn’t ooze out enough water to cook, then add little water. Cover and cook. Switch off the stove.
10) Let them dry, fry till the moisture dries up.
11) Serve dry hot chicken.