കൊതിപ്പിക്കും രുചിയിൽ കഡായി ചിക്കൻ | Kadai Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

 To marinate:

• Chicken 500g
• Salt 1 tsp
• Spicy chilli powder 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
• Curd 2 tbs

 For kadai masala

• Coriander seeds 3/4 tbs
• Cloves 2
• Cinnamon 1 small stick
• Cardamom 6 -7 pods
• Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
• Pepper 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli 4

 For masala

• Onion 2 medium
• Tomato 1 large
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp
• Green chilli 1
• Capsicum 1 small (cubed)
• Onion 1 small (cubed)
• Ginger (julienned) 1 tbs
• Coriander leaves 
• Kasoori methi 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts 10

 Method

• Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients listed under 'to marinate'
• Keep aside for minimum 30 minutes
• Dry roast all the ingredients for kadai masala for 2-3 minutes on medium flame
• Allow the masalas to cool and then grind to a powder
• Heat up 1.5 tbs ghee and 1.5 tbs oil in a kadai
• Add finely chopped onion 
• Stir and cook till the onions turn golden
• Add ginger garlic paste and stir for 1 minute
• Grind together tomato and cashew and make a fine paste
• Add this paste to the onion mix
• Add some salt and green chilli
• Stir and cook till the mixture releases oil 
• Add kashmiri red chilli powder and mix well
• Add the marinated chicken
• Stir on medium high heat for 5 minutes
• Add 3/4 portion of kadai masala and combine well
• Add 1 cup of water
• Cover the kadai, lower the flame and cook for 25 minutes, till the chicken become tender
• Stir in between and add hot water if necessary to make the gravy thin
• After about 20 minutes add cubed onion and capsicum
• Mix well
• Again cover the pot and cook for 5 minutes
• Then add julienned ginger, remaining kadai masala, kasoori methi and coriander leaves
• Mix well and turn off the flame
•  Delicious kadai chicken is ready to serve
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