Chicken do pyaza

Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 500gms
2. Onion - 3 medium(2 finely chopped and 1 cut into cubes)
3. Tomatoes - 3 medium
4. Capsicum - 1 medium cut into cubes
5. Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp
6. Green chilli - 2
7. Coriander-pudina - 1 small cup finely chopped
8. Curd - 2 tbsp
9. Red chilli pd - 1 1/2 tsp
10. Haldi pd - 1 1/2 tsp
11. Salt - as per taste
12. Oil - 3 tbsp
13. Butter - 1 tsp
14. Water - as required

For Garam masala:

1. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
2. Cumin - 1/2 tsp
3. Cloves - 5-6
4. Peppercorn - 7-8
5. Cinnamon - 1 small stick
6. Star annise - 1
7. Green cardamon - 2
8. Black cardamon - 1

Method:

• Dry roast all ingredients under garam masala, cool it and make powder.(instead you can also use chicken masala or any garam masala)
• Clean and wash chicken pieces.
• Marinate chicken with 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli pd, 1 tsp haldi pd, 1 tsp garam masala pd(freshly ground),curd and salt. Mix all this and rest it for 1 hour.
• Blanch tomatoes and make puree.
• Heat oil and butter in a pan.
• Add green chilli, finely chopped onions and fry till translucent.
• Add remaining ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell disappears.
• Add tomato puree, fry for few seconds till oil seperates from sides.
• Add little salt(already added in marination), 1/2 tsp red chilli pd, 1/2 tsp haldi pd. Fry for few seconds.
• Add marinated chicken. Mix well. Cover with a lid and cook for 5-7 mins.
• Add chopped coriander-pudina, 1 1/2 tsp garam masala, onion and capsicum(cut into cubes).
• Add water as per consistency of gravy required.
• Cover and cook until chiken is soft and done.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with Roti, paratha.