Simple & Tasty Chicken Gravy

This chicken gravy is very easy to cook and prepared with basic ingredients and also tastes so good.In this recipe you no need to add coconut or coconut milk and no grinding is involved.This is best to be served with rice and chapathi.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 3/4kg
Cinnamon - 1
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 4
Onions - 3 chopped
Tomatoes - 2 chopped
Green Chillies - 3
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tblsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt - as required
Water - as required
Methi leaves/Coriander leaves - for garnish
Coconut oil - 3 tblsp

Method :

• Firstly, take the chicken pieces in a bowl and add turmeric powder a pinch and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add whole spices cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
• Now add in the chopped onions and green chillies and saute it till it is transparent.
• Add a little salt, so that the onions easily turns golden brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste and saute it till the raw smell goes off.
• Now add the spice powders like red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder and fry for few minutes.
• After few minutes, add the chopped tomatoes and if required add a little water and cover & cook on medium flame.
• Now add the chicken pieces and mix it well with the masala. 
• Also, add required water and salt as per taste and cook covered the chicken for atleast 20 minutes.
• Once it is done, garnish the gravy with methi leaves or fresh coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.

Step by step pics :

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves & cardamom

Add onions and green chillies

Add ginger garlic paste

Add all spice powders

Saute it for a minute

Add chopped tomatoes

Saute till tomatoes turn soft

Add chicken pieces

Coat it well with the masala

Add salt to taste

Mix well

Add water and mix well

Cover and cook 

Garnish with methi leaves

Serve

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Chicken Curry Recipe

                                This chicken curry is very simple and easy to make. There are so many variations in preparing chicken curry and this is my mom's own way of cooking it. Coconut based curries bring out a unique flavor and taste, so that this chicken curry also includes it.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1 kg
Coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tblsp
Pepper powder - 1 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Fennel powder - 1tblsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Shallots - 10 nos
Mustard seeds - 1 tblsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste
Coconut oil - 2 tblsp

Method :

• In a kadai, take all spice powders, red chilli powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder ad roast it for 1 minute and keep aside. 
• In the same kadai, add fresh coconut and roast till light golden brown color and keep it aside to cool down. 
• Take coconut in blender and make it into a fine paste by adding water.
• Take chicken and add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• Pour water into chicken and allow it to cook. 
• When the chicken is half done, add salt to taste and cover & cook. 
• Open the lid and once the chicken is cooked well, add all the fried spice powders and mix well. 
• Then add the grounded coconut mixture into chicken stir well. 
• In a pan, pour coconut oil and saute mustard seeds, curry leaves, shallots and fry till golden.
• Now add this to chicken and mix well.
• Allow it to cook and at last add coconut milk (optional).
• Taste the chicken curry and check if salt is needed. 
• Serve with rice, roti or chapathi. 

Step by step pics :

                                                  Take spice powders in a kadai

                                                     Roast them and keep aside

                                                   Take coconut in the same kadai

                                             Roast till golden and blend into fine paste

                                              Take chicken and add turmeric powder

                                                         Add ginger garlic paste

                                                                    Add water

                                                                Cover & cook

                                                               Add salt to taste

                                                    Add all roasted spice powders

                                                                    Mix well

                                                  Add grounded coconut mixture

                                                                  Mix well

                                         Saute mustard seeds, curry leaves and shallots

                                                          Add it to the chicken

                                                                Add coconut milk

                                                                        Done

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Easy Chicken Fry Recipe

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Fennel powder - 1tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Egg - 2
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Salt - to taste
Coconut oil - for frying

Method :

• Wash and clean the chicken pieces and take it in a bowl.
• Marinate the chicken pieces with all the spice powders, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, egg, salt and ginger garlic paste.
• Mix well until the chicken pieces are coated well. 
• Let the chicken marinate for about 30 minutes. 
• Heat oil in a frying pan, gently add the chicken pieces one by one. 
• Keep the flame on medium and stir occasionally till the chicken pieces turn golden brown and crispy. 
• At last, add fresh curry leaves and drain out the chicken pieces. 
• Serve hot.  

Step by step pics :

                                                      Take chicken for marinating

                                                        Add all spice powders

                                                       Add ginger garlic paste

                                                               Add eggs

                                             Mix well and marinate it for 30 mins

                                                       Heat oil in a frying pan

                                                 Add the marinated chicken pieces

                                                                     Fry it

                                                                     Serve

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Chicken Mughlai Recipe

   

                      Chicken Mughlai curry is very popular especially in North India. This type of recipes are rich in highly spicy and full of flavors. You can replace chicken by paneer as well. Do give a try to this delicious and mouth-watering recipe.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1 kg
Cashewnuts - 10 nos
Shallots - 10 nos
Poppy seeds/Kasa Kasa - 1tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2tblsp
Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Salt - to taste
Kasuri methi leaves - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 spring
Butter/Ghee/Oil - 3 tblsp

Method :

• Firstly, grind cashewnuts, shallots and poppy seeds into a fine paste and keep it aside.
• Take chicken in a large bowl and marinate it with turmeric powder, red chilli powder & salt. 
• Allow it to marinate for about 15 minutes.
• Now in a large kadai, pour more oil (atleast 100ml) and add the marinated chicken.
• Fry the chicken till it is half cooked, drain the chicken pieces and remove them aside on a plate.
• In the same oil, add the grounded cashewnut paste and cook till raw smell goes off. 
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste.
• Cook it till the oil separates. If needed, add salt as per your taste.
• Now add the half cooked chicken, cover & cook till the chicken is well cooked. 
• Once the chicken is cooked, remove the lid and garnish the gravy with kasuri methi leaves and coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with variety rice.

Step by step pics :

                                                      Take cashnewnuts in blender

                                                          Poppy seeds/kasa kasa

                                                                    Shallots

                                                         Grind them into fine paste

                          Take chicken in a bowl and add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt

                                          Mix them well and marinate to about 15 mins

                                          Take butter in kadai and add marinated chicken

                                                           Half cook the chicken

                                                      Done. Remove and set aside

                                            In the remaining oil add the grounded paste

                                                         Add extra water and mix well

                                                             Add the spice powders

                                                           Cook till the oil separates

                                                           Add the marinated chicken

                                                                 Cover and cook

                                                             Open the lid and done

                                      Garnish with kasuri methi leaves and coriander leaves

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