Chicken Makhana

Ingredients

Chicken –500gm

Onion - 3

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbl.sp

Yoghurt – ½ cup

Green chilli - 2

Fried makhana(lotus seed) – 1 cup

Corriader powder – 1 tbl.sp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Cashewnut - 20

Salt and red chilli as per taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

Marinate chicken with salt, red chilli powder, garam masala, corrianer powder, turmeric powder and youghurt and leave aside.

Soak cashewnut in water for half an hour and then grind it to a fine paste.

Fry onions till golden brown in color.

Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli and sauté for a minute till the raw smell goes.

Add marinated chicken pieces to it and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes till the masala separates from the oil.

Add one cup of water and leave it to cook on a medium flame till the chicken pieces are cooked. Keep on stirring in between.

When done, add cashewnut paste and makhana  and leave it to simmer on a low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.