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Monday, November 28, 2011

Simple Chicken Masala


Ingredients
Chicken: 900gms
Onion: 2
Tomato: 2 big
Chilli powder: 2 tbsp (or as needed)
Ginger paste: 2 tbsp
Garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder: ¾ tsp
Curry leaf: few
Coriander leaves: 1 string
Salt: needed
Coconut oil: 2 tbsp
Shallots: 3
Method of Preparation
Cut chicken into pieces. Wash and keep aside.
Grind tomato into paste.
In a cooking pot add sliced onion, ginger garlic paste, tomato paste, curry leaves, salt, chilli powder, garam masala and 1 tbsp coconut oil.
Mix well with hand. Then add the chicken pieces and mix well.
If necessary add ½ cup water.
Keep on flame and close with a lid.
When boil, sim the flame. Stir frequently.
Cook until chicken is done and gravy becomes dry.
Switch off the flame
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add chopped shallots, when it turns brown add curry leaves.
Transfer this to prepared chicken. Garnish with coriander leaves
Serve hot.

15 comments:

  1. Nice recipe on roasted chicken...Luv ur editing style

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  2. Looks yummy.. and such a simple recipe, it's l;ike one of the slow cooker recipes. very nice

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  3. Easy to make and tasty Chicken Masala Dear.Useful post.Luv it.

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  4. :-), I just finished preparing the same dish now. Waiting for hubby to eat. Love your platter. Yummmm

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  5. Slurp,finger-licking curry..love it.

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  6. Chicken is favorite meat in my household; Your massala looks appetizing!

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  7. hi faseela, simple chicken, but looks so delicious..

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  8. That's such a simple make as the name indicates.Yet tasty..

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  9. Slurp,fingerlicking chicken masala,makes me hungry.

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  10. Yumm yumm yumm - looks lovely and awesome color!I was wondering if I could substitute the coconut oil with mustard oil? Just that I'm not too fond of the pungency in the coconut oil.Will it yield the same results?Will give this a try pretty soon:)

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  11. This looks fantastic and so easy to make too! xx

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