Indian Chicken Curry

There are certain recipes that you inherit from your family, and this is exactly one of them. Basic chicken curry recipe just like how my mom made and very similar to what my mother in law makes. Simply divine.

Indian Chicken Curry

Indian Chicken Curry served with roti and onions

Serves: 4
Preparation: 20 mins
Cooking: 60 mins

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken curry pieces (preferably with bone)
3 large onion, sliced
4 small tomatoes, roughly chopped
5 cloves of garlic, grated
2 inch ginger, grated
1 tablespoon chicken curry powder or garam masala
3 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Dry spice
2 black cardamom
6-7 cloves
6-7 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 dry red chili
1 tablespoon cumin seeds

Directions:

1. In a large wok heat oil. Once oil is hot add all the dry spices and stir until aromatic.
2. Be careful bot to burn them.
3. Add sliced onions and cook for few minutes.
4. Once the onions change there color add grated ginger and garlic.
5. Let it cook for a couple of minutes before adding chicken pieces.
6. Let the chicken seal in the onions mixture.
7. Mix chicken curry powder, red chili powder and salt in warm water and pour it over chicken.
8. Reduce the flame to minimum and let the chicken cook on low heat for 15 mins or until almost chicken 80% done.
9. Add chopped tomatoes and cover the wok and keep cooking until chicken is completely cooked.
10. By the end the chicken gravy would have changed to a rich brown color.
11. Add chopped coriander and serve hot with roti's.

Note: If you feel that the mixture is sticking to the wok, then add little water instead of oil.