Friends, when I started cooking I never thought I would be cooking chicken dishes ever. But on my family's demands, I tried once and this was the first dish I prepared because of how easy it is.Below is my recipe which I normally use, and I have explained each step in detail so as to you feel comfortable and don't miss anything. You will find this chicken curry recipe different and easy from others available online, and yet tasty!
Marination Time- 1 Hour
Preparation time- 1 Hour
Below recipe will serve 2-3 people, and if you want to make more, add ingredients proportionately.
Each recipe is a set of steps with necessary ingredients. So for our chicken curry following are the ingredients and steps:
Step 1 - Marination of Chicken
- Ingredients for Marination: 
Boneless chicken pieces
2sp of coriander power (dhaniya powder)
1sp of turmeric powder (haldi)
1sp of salt
1/2 sp red chili powder
2 sp of lemon juice or 1sp of vinegar
1sp of vegetable oil
A pinch of garam masala
- How to Marinate Chicken:
Mix all the ingredients for marination in a small bowl & put the the mixture on the chicken pieces everywhere and keep it aside and marinate for 1 hr.
Step 2- Making Puree
- Ingredients for making puree:
1 large onion / 2 small onions
1 tomato
2 green chillies
2 garlic cloves
A small piece of ginger
- How to make puree
Grind all these ingredients in a mixer and make a puree. Now add 1 sp oil in a pan and put the puree in the pan. Let it cook until all the water from the puree is soaked and turns little brown.
Step 3- Cook Chicken and Make Chicken Curry
- Ingredients for cooking:
2 sp vegetable oil or any oil which you use for cooking
2-3 bay leaves
1 sp cumin seeds (zeera)
1 sp garam masala
1 sp salt
1sp of coriander powder
Small amount of red chili powder as per your taste
3-4 Cardamom Whole (Badi elaichi)
2-3 cloves (laung)
3-4 small pieces of Cinnamon (Dal chinni)
Pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
1-2 dried red chilli ( not necessary just to give a small flavour)
2-3 pieces of fine chopped garlic and ginger (small amount) and make a paste.
- How to Cook:
- Put the big pan on simmer flame
- Add 2 sp of oil, put the ginger garlic paste and stir continuously for 1 minute till it turns little brown.
- Add Asafoetida, Cardamon whole, Cinnamon, Dried Red Chili, Cloves, Bay Leaves, Cumin Seeds and stir it for 1-2 minutes.
- Add garam masala , salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, mix all of them and let stir it for few seconds.
- Add the chicken pieces (which you kept aside for marination) in the pan mix it well
Let the mixture cook for 10 - 15 mins on a medium flame and under covered lid of pan. (stir the chicken after every 2-3 minutes so that they do not get burnt)
- Add the puree paste which you made earlier in the pan and mix it well with the chicken pieces
& let it cook again for 10 - 15 mins with covered lid and make sure you are stirring it continuously after every 2-3 minutes.
After 15 mins you can add 1 glass of water (depending upon how much gravy you want in you chicken curry, if you want more gravy then put 1 1/2 cups of water) and let it cook for again 5 -10 mins. and your chicken curry is ready.
Step 4- Dressing & Serve
For dressing you cant cut 2 green chill es into long pieces and put on it also put the some coriander leaves on the top of it. Serve hot with Plain Rice or Butter Naan!!
