After scoring several recipes online I found this one. It was extremely simple to make and without a long list of ingredients. However the result was nowhere close to simple. It was fabulous!
It is definitely worth trying and easy to make.
Thanks to Greenhouse Cuisine for uploading the recipe. The
original recipe is here.
My version goes as below...
Ingredients
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Chicken
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800 grams
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Onion
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2 large, thinly sliced
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Tomato
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2 medium chopped
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Ginger-garlic paste
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2 Tbsp
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Oil
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4 Tbsp
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Turmeric
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1/2 tsp
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Coriander powder
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4 tsp
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Salt
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to taste
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Red chilli powder
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1 Tbsp
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Coriander leaves
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for garnish
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Sambhar or pearl onion
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20
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Curry leaves
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4 Sprigs
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Cinnamon stick
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2 inch
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Cloves
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4
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Cumin seeds
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2 tsp
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Whole pepper
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4 tsp
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*Original recipe calls for all the spices freshly grounded
Heat a pan and add 2 tbsp of oil to it. Add curry leaves and pearl onions and stir fry for 30 seconds. Now add cinnamon, clove, cumin and whole pepper and sauté well. Cool and make a fine paste using
little water.
Use same pan to sauté thinly sliced large onions in 2 tbsp
of oil until golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 2 mins.
Add chopped tomatoes, chicken pieces, turmeric and salt. Mix well and cook covered for 5 mins.
Add coriander powder, chilli powder and prepared masala
paste and mix well. Add 2 cups of water.
Bring it boil. Then cook covered on low flame until chicken is done and gravy comes to the desired consistency. Check for
seasoning. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice and ghee.