Masala Chicken Curry

Chicken and that too in Spicy Gravy !!! It sounds like heaven to me !! This Yummmy Licious recipe is a must try if you want to have a taste of Indian Cusine 🙂

This is one of the easiest chicken dishes that any beginner can try at home or someone one who is cooking for the first time Indian Chicken Curry at home.This uses lots of Indian Spices specially Garma Masala Powder and whole Garam Masala.I have marinated the chicken here overnight, the longer you marinate this, the better it tastes.This requires slow cooking and addition of spices should be in the right quantity to avoid bitterness.

You can also check my Chicken Biryani recipe maybe if you have some chicken left you can try out Chicken Biryani as well 🙂

Recipe Details :

Pre Prep – Marinate Chicken pieces with bones – In a Bowl add Dry spices- Turmeric powder, black pepper, coriander powder -1 teaspoon, Vegetable oil- salt and 2 tbsp yogurt and 1 tbsp vegetable oil and leave this for 2 hours or overnight.

Preparing Masala/Dry Spices Mixture

In a small frying fan roast Black pepper (Kali Mirch) ,Cinnamon (Dalchini), Black Cumin (Shahjeera), Big Cardamom (Badi Elachai), Star Anise (Badiyan phool), Cloves (Laung) on low heat till you can smell the strong flavours and start sneezing !!
Make a thick powder (coarse) out of this in a blender or mortar pestle

Making Masala Chicken Curry

In a deep kadhai or vessel add oil, add bay leaves and add dry red chilli and the masal powder prepared
add chopped onions and saute
After 3-4 seconds add ginger garlic paste and sauté
Add dry spices and mix well
Add tomato puree or chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes till it melts
Add the marinated chicken and cook this on medium heat for 10 minutes or till the chicken becomes tender
If you can stop the cooking now to have dry masala chicken and if you want to have curry add 2 cups of water and cook for another 5 minutes on medium heat
When the chicken gets cooked with the required amount of gravy, sprinke 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder and freshly chopped parsley and Serve.

Your Yummy Chicken Curry is ready to serve.Enjoy this with Butter Naan (recipe in my blog ) or steamed rice.