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Chicken Curry with Onion-Tomato paste

A spicy chicken curry made with a base of raw onions and tomato.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 -5

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 kg chicken
  • 1 and 1/2 cups onion
  • 1 cup tomato
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 tea spn garam masala
  • 3 green chillies
  • 1 tea spn chilli powder optional
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 " cinnamon
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cardamom
  • 2 tea spns ginger-garlic paste
  • A pinch turmeric
  • 4-5 strands coriander leaves
  • Salt
  • Oil

Instructions
 

  • Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, a little salt and 2 tbl spn yogurt to chicken pieces and keep it aside for 30mins.
  • Heat a little oil and add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom. When a nice aroma starts coming, add 3/4 cup onions, 1 tea spn ginger-garlic paste to it and fry till translucent.
  • Now add the chicken and fry for few minutes. add garam masala and salt. Mix well.
  • Make a paste of 3/4 cup onion, green chillies, tomato to a paste and add it to chicken pieces, mix well.
  • Beat the yogurt well and pour it in chicken. If necessary, add the red chilli powder.
  • Cover and let it cook till chicken is completely done (you can cook in pressure cooker, I just cook on stovetop).
  • Garnish with coriander leaves(optional). Serve hot.