Chicken Masala Recipe | Masala Chicken Recipe

• Chicken - 500 grams
• Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
• Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
• Green Chillies - 2 slit
• Curry leaves a handful
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
• Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
• Coriander powder - 2 tblspn
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
• Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tblspn
• Coriander leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped

For Grinding

• Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup grated
• Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus / Kasa Kasa - 2 tblspn
• Cinnamon Stick / Pattai - 4 cm piece
• Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn

1. 1

   Take the grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside till use.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in onions, chillies and curry leaves. Saute till the onions turn golden.

3. 3

   Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

4. 4

   In goes salt and all the spice powders. Mix well for 30 sec.

5. 5

   Add in finely chopped tomatoes and saute for 5 to 7 mins till the tomatoes turn mushy.

6. 6

   Add in the chicken pieces and toss well with the masala.

7. 7

   Now cover the pressure cooker, cook for 3 whistle. Simmer the pan for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let them steam go all by itself.

8. 8

   Open the cooker and transfer this curry to a pot.

9. 9

   Add in coconut masala and mix well. Cover this and Boil this for 10 mins or so till the curry thickens like a masala.

10. 10

    Add in coriander leaves and mix well.

11. 11

    Serve over rice.