Chicken Tomato

Ingredients

Chicken – ½ kg

Onion – 3

Garlic flakes – 6

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Tomato – 6

Poppy seed – 1 tbl.sp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Red chilli and salt as per taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

Wash and cut chicken in to medium pieces.

Make a paste of red chilli, garlic and ginger.

Soak poppy seed in milk for half an hour and then make a paste of it.

Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf and then add sliced onion and fry till golden brown in color.

Add the red chilli paste and stir fry till oil separates from the masala.

Then add chicken pieces and poppy seed paste and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

Make a puree of tomatoes and add to the chicken pieces along with salt, sugar, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.

Cook till the gravy thickens. Add water if required.

When done sprinkle garam masala  and garnish with coriander leaves and remove from fire and serve hot with roti or rice.