Lahori Chicken Curry

Lahori Chicken Curry

  

 Ingredients:

• Chicken: 500 gm/ 6 drumsticks
• Onion : 1 cup finely chopped
• Garlic : 3 tbsp finely chopped
• Ginger : 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Tejpatta/ bay leaf: 2
• Whole Jeera : 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies: 5-6 chopped
• Tomato puree : 3 tbsp
• Jeera /cumin powder: 1 tsp
• Coriander/dhania powder : 1tsp
• Haldi/ turmeric powder :1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Kashmiri red chili powder: 2-3 tsp
• Garam masala powder :1 tsp
• Ginger -garlic paste: 2 tbsp
• Sugar to taste (optional)
• Fried brown onion : 1 cup medium slice 
• Soyabean oil: 4-5 tbsp
• Water : 1 &1/2 cup

   Procedure:

1)  First take a kadai or a non stick pan ,heat it with oil.

     After oil becomes hot ,temper it with whole jeera 

     and bay leafs.let aroma to come out.

2)  Now add chopped garlic ,chopped ginger and 

     chopped green chili and fry it till garlic changes 

     to light brown.At this time add chopped onion and 

     cook till it becomes light golden.

3)  Now add chicken pieces and fry it for 3-4 minutes.

4)  After few minutes add kashmiri red chili powder,

     turmeric powder,jeera powder,coriander powder 

     and salt-sugar. mix them well.Cover and cook 

     it in low heat for 3-4 minutes.Give a stir in between.

     If reqiured add very little water.

5)  Open the lid and add ginger garlic paste .Mix it 

     well and stir it for a minute.Again cover and 

     cook for 5-6 minutes. In between add garam masala 

     powder and  give a very good mix. cook till raw

     smell of ginger goes away.

6)  Remove the lid after 5-6 minutes and at this time 

      add tomato puree and mix it well and stir it 

      for few minutes and again cover the lid.All the 

      steps must be done in medium low heat otherwise 

      masala will get burnt.Cook till chicken becomes 

      soft.

7)  Now add fried onion ,mix them well .Stir it 

     well for another few minutes and again cover and 

     cook for 5 minutes.

8)  Lastly add water ,mix well with all masalas 

     and chicken.Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

     Now our chicken is almost done, remove the lid ,

     stir the chicken .just wait for a minute and turn off the

     heat.


        We are done!!
        Serve with hot steam rice or pulao or roti,naan.
        Happy Cooking!!