Quick Masala Chicken

Ingredients:

For Marination:

• 500 gm boneless chicken
• 1 tbsp yogurt
• 2 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder*
• 1 tsp chicken korma powder*
• 1 tsp freshly crushed ginger
• 1 tsp freshly crushed garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt as per taste

For Cooking:

• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 diced medium onion
• 2 inch cinnamon stick
• 1 whole black cardamom
• 2 whole green cardamom
• 3 tbsp tomato sauce
• 3-4 tbsp fresh coconut milk
• 1/2 cup freshly cut coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp dried kasturi methi leaves crushed by hand

Direction:

1. Wash the meat, keep it aside in a colander for the water to drain for around half an hour;
2. Mix all the ingredients mentioned under marination section and marinate it for a minimum of 2 hours. The best output will be if you marinate it for 24 hours in the fridge;
3. Heat oil in a pan and add the onions. Fry it well and then add cinnamon stick, both cardamoms and tomato sauce;
4. Cook on slow gas till the sauce thickens and begins to boil. Now add the marinated chicken and cook on slow fire;
5. When the chicken is almost 3/4 done, add coconut milk and allow the meat to fully cook;
6. Now add fresh coriander leaves and kasturi methi leaves. There will be gravy formed from the marinated chicken. However, if you need more gravy then add more coconut milk.

*Tips:

• You can use any chilli powder instead of kashmiri chilli powder
• You can get chicken korma powder in any grocery store