Chicken Curry for Beginners

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Ingredients

Chicken- 1 kg
Onion rough chopped- 4 medium
Ginger crushed- 2 tsp
Garlic crushed- 2 tsp
Tomatoes roughly chopped- 3 medium
Green chillies thick chopped- 3 nos.
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder- 1.5 tsp
Readymade Chicken Masala- 1 tbsp store bought
Salt- 1.5 tsp
Refined Oil- 4-5 tbsp

Instructions

Preparation:

Clean & wash the chicken pieces and keep it to drain.
Roughly chop the onions, tomatoes and green chillies.
Peel and crush the ginger and garlic cloves.

Process:

Heat oil in a pan or kadai and add the chopped onions.
Fry on high heat for 10 mins till brown in colour.
Add the crushed ginger and garlic and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.
Add the chopped tomatoes and green chillies and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.
Add the turmeric powder and mix & fry on medium heat for around 3 mins till tomatoes are soft.
Now add the chicken pieces and fry on high heat for 2-3 mins till the chicken pieces are browned.
Add the readymade chicken masala, red Chilli powder and salt, mix and bhunno on high heat for 5 mins. Continue to fry on medium heat for another 5 mins.
Now add 200 ml water and cook on low heat for around 20 mins till the chicken pieces are tender and oil separates.

Notes

Chicken- 1 kg

Onion, rough chopped- 4 medium

Ginger, crushed- 2 tsp

Garlic, crushed- 2 tsp

Tomatoes, roughly chopped- 3 medium

Green chillies, thick chopped- 3 nos.

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli Powder- 1.5 tsp

Readymade Chicken Masala- 1 tbsp (store bought)

Salt- 1.5 tsp

Refined Oil- 4-5 tbsp

Preparation:

Clean & wash the chicken pieces and keep it to drain.

Roughly chop the onions, tomatoes and green chillies.

Peel and crush the ginger and garlic cloves.

Process:

Heat oil in a pan or kadai and add the chopped onions.

Fry on high heat for 10 mins till brown in colour.

Add the crushed ginger and garlic and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.

Add the chopped tomatoes and green chillies and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.

Add the turmeric powder and mix & fry on medium heat for around 3 mins till tomatoes are soft.

Now add the chicken pieces and fry on high heat for 2-3 mins till the chicken pieces are browned.

Add the readymade chicken masala, red Chilli powder and salt, mix and bhunno on high heat for 5 mins. Continue to fry on medium heat for another 5 mins.

Now add 200 ml water and cook on low heat for around 20 mins till the chicken pieces are tender and oil separates.

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