Awadhi Chicken Curry

Course                   Side dish

Prep Time             30 minutes
Cook Time            30 minutes
Marination time    4 hours
Servings                4 people

Ingredients

500 gm chicken

2 medium sized onions

2 tbsp coriander powder

2 tsp red chilli powder 

1 tsp garam masala powder 

1bay leaf

4 cloves

Cinnamon small piece

2 cardamom 

2 tbsp poppy seeds 

50 gm or 1/4 cup cashew nuts 

1 cup curd

ghee or oil

1 cup milk 

Salt to taste.

Marination

• Take 500 gms chicken, add salt to taste, add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste , 1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar, mix everything well. Marinate for 3 to 4 hours.

Preparation

• Heat kadai, add 2 tbsp poppy seeds. khus khus.
• Dry roast till they change colour,  roasted poppy seeds add nice aroma to the curry.
• Now switch off the flame and take out into a bowl.
• Add 1 cup milk, 1/4 cup or 50 gms cashews.
• Mix once, soak for 15 to 20 min.
• Now add soaked poppy seeds and cashews with milk to grinding jar.
• Close lid and grind to form smooth paste.
•  Keep it aside.
• Now lets prepare fried onions.
• Heat oil,  add sliced onion.
• Fry till they turn golden brown.
• Take out and keep aside.

Method

•  In the same kadai add 1 bay leaf.
• Add cinnamon , cloves and cardamom.. fry once...
• Add chopped onion,  mix once.. add 1 tsp salt  fry well.
• Now add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste. 
• Mix and fry well.
• Add marinated chicken.
• Shallow fry for 5 min
• Add 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp chill powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, mix once.
• Now add 1 cup curd,  mix well.
• Cover lid and cook on medium flame for 10 min. 
• Now open lid and check once.
• Add prepared poppy seeds cashews paste, fried onions.
• Mix  and fry everything well.
• Add some water.
• Mix well cover lid and cook for 5 more min.
• Now open lid and cook till it leaves oil.
•  Add coriander leaves,  mix once and switch off the flame.
• Serve hot with roti or naan... 

Video recipe