Chicken curry needs
no introduction. Non-vegetarians always like to try different varieties of
chicken preparations ranging from fry, roast, chinese, north-indian or a South
Indian. Today, I am posting an easy chicken curry prepared in a South Indian
style.
Basic info about the
recipe
Cuisine -
South Indian
Serves -
4-5 people.
Ingredients
- Chicken - 1 kg
- Onion - 4 medium
- Tomato - 3 medium
- Ginger-garlic paste - 2-3 tsp
- Curry leaves -
15-20 nos
6. Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
- Kashmiri red chilli powder - 4 tsp
- Coriander powder - 3 tsp
- Chicken masala - 3
tsp
- Fennel powder - 2
tsp
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Salt - to
taste.
Method: Clean the chicken pieces and wash them with
turmeric powder added to the water.
After washing strain the excess water and add turmeric,
red chilli, coriander powder and salt and keep aside for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the ginger garlic paste till
golden brown. Add sliced onions to it and fry till brown
Add sliced tomatoes and cook for 5 mts covering the pan
with a lid.
Make sure that the onions and tomatoes have form a thick
paste.
Add curry leaves, chicken masala and fennel powder and
fry till the masalas cook.
Add salt required for the masala.
Mix the marinated chicken to the cooked masala and stir
for 5 minutes.
Transfer all the contents to a pressure cooker and give 2
whistles.
Open the cooker immediately and transfer back to the pan.
(Check if the chicken pieces are cooked well. Otherwise
you can cook the rest in pan covering with a lid for another 10 minutes.)
Cook on high flame for 5 minutes stirring in between so
that you get the right consistency for your curry.
Add some curry leaves and serve hot.
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