Thursday, June 25, 2015

Dhaba style Chicken Curry (Highway Chicken Curry)



             This is a very quick chicken recipe & really very tasty. No need for marinating chicken. By the way, Careful this is very very very spicy. But Chicken if not spicy can't be enjoyed. & this is dhaba style chicken curry. It has to be spicy. So here is the recipe for highway chicken curry.



Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 450 gms boneless Chicken
  • Whole spices - 1 Bayleaf, 2 green Cardamom, 4 black peppercons, 2 cloves, 1 tsp shahi jeera, 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 2 medium Onions
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 inch ginger cut into fine juliens
  • 3 green chilies sliced
  • 2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seed powder
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • Chopped Coriander leaves
Method:
  • Wash & clean chicken & chop them into bite size pieces
  • Slice the onions thinly.
  • Chop tomatoes finely.
  • Heat oil in a wok.
  • Add whole spices - 1 Bayleaf, 2 green Cardamom, 4 black peppercons, 2 cloves, 1 tsp shahi jeera & 1 inch cinnamon stick.
  • When you smell the aroma of the spices, add thinly sliced onion.
  • Fry onions till translucent.
  • Add ginger garlic paste & turmeric powder.
  • Saute for a minute.
  • Add finely chopped tomatoes.
  • Cook till tomatoes turn mushy.
  • Now add all the dry spices red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder & 1 tsp garam masala powder (reserve 1 tsp garam masala to be put at the end).
  • Cook with the lid on the wok. Cook till oil separates from the gravy.
  • Now add chicken pieces, salt to taste & lots of chopped coriander leaves. Mix well so that the chicken pieces are coated well with the gravy.
  • Now add 2 cups of water & give it a boil or till chicken is cooked. It won't take more than 15 minutes.
  • Adjust the consistency of the gravy as you desire.
  • Add the remaining 1 tsp garam masala when chicken is cooked. Also add ginger juliens to it. Mix well.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice or pav or chapati !!
Tips:
  • You can definitely cut down the spicyness of the chicken by reducing green chili & red chili powder.
  • Instead of boneless chicken you can use chicken drumsticks as well. But the cooking time will increase a bit.
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