Simple & Quick Chicken Curry

Simple & Quick Chicken Curry

Ingredients 

A. Ingredients for the masala

1. Chicken 1 kg

2. Onions 4 medium sized

3. Ginger crushed 3/4 tsp

4. Garlic crushed 11/4 tbsp

5. Green chillies 5 slit

6. Fennel seeds 11/4 tsp

7. Cumin seeds 3/4 tsp

8. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

9. Red chilli powder 11/2 tsp

10. Coriander powder 31/2 tsp

11. Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tsp

12. Home-made garam masala powder 21/2 tsp

13. Curry leaves 3 sprigs

14. Oil 8 tbsps

B. Ingredients For Marination

1. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

2. Red chilli powder 1 tsp

3. Coriander powder 21/2 tsp

4. Home-made garam masala 1/2 tsp

5. Salt to taste

6. Juice of 1/2 lemon 

7. Few drops of water

Method Of Preparation 

1. Wash the chicken well & marinate the chicken with ingredients under "B" & keep it aside covered for an hour.

2. Add a few drops of water to the marinade because you need the marinade to be wet & not dry.

3. After an hour, transfer the chicken to a heavy bottomed pan & cook it on a low flame without any water. The chicken will release water & will get cooked in it. If u feel the chicken is getting too dry, then you may add a tbsp or two of water. Do not add too much water to cook the chicken.

4. Cook the chicken on low flame till the chicken is cooked. Turn off the gas. If you want this dish to be dry, then turn the flame to high & cook till all the water dries up if there's is too much water in the chicken. 

5. In another pan add oil. When it's hot, add cumin seeds & fennel seeds.

6. When it splutters add 2 sprigs of curry leaves & onions, when it turns translucent add the crushed ginger garlic & green chillies.

7. Sauté for about 2 minutes or till the raw smell goes away. Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder & garam masala powder. Sauté till the raw smell goes away & the masala starts leaving the sides of the pan. This might take about 3 minutes.

8. Now add the cooked chicken along with the stock(if there is any water left after cooking the chicken) & mix well. If there was no stock, then you may about about 1/4 cup of water. 

9. Cover & cook the chicken for about 5 minutes or till you see oil floating on top.

10. There won't be any stock(because you turned the flame to high to cooked till all the water dried off) & you don't have to add 1/4 cup of water if you want the dish to be dry without any gravy. Just add 1 or 2 tbsps of water & fry the chicken & turn off the gas.

11. Again if you want the dish to be dry, then you don't have to cook covered for 5 minutes because you aren't adding much water.

12. Just before turning off the flame, add a sprig of curry leaves, give it a mix & turn off the flame.

13. Serve hot with white rice.

Notes:

1. If your running out of time, then you may pressure cook the chicken without any water upto 1 whistle & turn off the gas & release the pressure. 

2. Adjust the quantity of spices as per your preference.