Chicken Bhuna Masala

Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 1/2 kg
2. Onion - 1 small chopped
3. Whole red chillies - 5-6
4. Cloves - 3-4
5. Peppercorns - 4-5
6. Cinnamon - 1 small stick
7. Green cardamon/elaichi - 2
8. Garlic - 6-7 cloves
9. Haldi pd - 1 tsp
10. Curd - 1/2 cup
11. Oil - 3 tbsp
12. Coriander leaves - for garnish
13. Salt as per taste

Method:

• Clean and wash chicken pieces and keep aside.
• Soak red chillies in hot boiling water and keep aside for 10 mins.
• Grind soaked red chillies, chopped onion, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, cardamon, garlic, haldi and curd to a fine thick paste.
• In a bowl, take ground chilli-curd paste, add salt.Mix well.
• Marinate chicken pieces in this paste and keep aside for 2-3 hours.
• Heat oil in a pan, add marinated chicken pieces in the pan and stir fry for 3-4 mins.
• Add any leftover marinated masala.
• Cover with a lid and let the chicken cook on low flame for around 20-25 mins.
• Stir in between so that the masala do not stick to the bottom of the pan.
• See that masala is dried and nicely coated to the chicken.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with Roti, rice or paratha.