Yoghurt Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 kg

Onion – 100 gm

Tomato – 1

Potato - 3

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp

Red chili powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tbl.sp

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Black pepper powder – ½ tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Yoghurt – 200 gm

salt as per taste

Ghee/butter – 4 tbl.sp

Coriander leaves

Method

Slice onions finely.

 Combine together red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder,  black pepper powder, yoghurt, garam masala and salt

Marinate chicken and potato with these masala and leave aside for 3 hours.

Heat oil in a pan, fry onions till golden brown in color, then add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes.  Then add chopped tomato and fry till it is mashed.

Then add marinated chicken pieces and stir fry for few minutes.  When the masala turns thick, add two cup of warm water.

Leave it to simmer on a low flame till the chicken is cooked.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Hyderabadi Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 kg

Ginger – 1 tbl.sp

Garlic – 1 tbl.sp

Yoghurt – 250 gm

Onion – 2 medium size onions

Raw papaya – 100 gm

Roasted peanuts  powder– 1 tbl.sp

Freshly grated coconut – 2 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Pepper powder – 1 tsp

Green chilli paste and salt as per taste

Make a powder of

Cloves – 3

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cardamom – 2

Black cardamom – 1

Star aniseed – 1

Bay leaf – 2

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Coriander seed – 1 tbl.sp

Method

First clean and cut the chicken pieces into medium pieces .

Make a paste of raw papaya

Dry roast whole garam masala and blend it to a fine powder

Apply this raw papaya paste on the chicken and leave it aside for half an hour.

Fry onion in oil  till golden brown in colour and then add this chicken into it and stir fry this on a low flame.

Now add ginger garlic paste, yoghurt, turmeric powder, garam masala, green chilli paste, pepper powder, roasted peanut powder and salt and stir fry till oil separates from the masala. Add little water and leave it to cook till the chicken becomes tender.

When done, remove from fire, add freshly grated coconut and lemon juice and serve hot.