Chicken Stew is quite a different recipe than the other chicken curries. The gravy is thin, mildly spices and is easy on the stomach, Cooked with carrots and potatoes. You can add green beans and baby onions to give it a rich taste. The chicken slow cooked hence the flavour of the stew intensifies more.
Serve with a hot steaming bowl of rice on a Sunday afternoon lunch.
Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 2 tomatoes
- 3 green chilies
- 3 medium onions ( finely chopped )
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 15-20 black peppercorns
- 4 green cardamom
- 5-8 clove
- 1 bayleaf
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
- 1.5 tbsp refined flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- Vegetable oil as required
- salt as requited
Method
- Cut the potatoes into quarters, the carrots into 5 cm pieces and chop the tomatoes and green chilies.
- Lightly saute the potatoes until they develop nice and golden edges.
- In a kadai add some oil and sear the chicken. Do not over fry, just the golden brown edges.
- In the same oil, add all the whole spices on low heat and add the onions.
- Add some salt and fry the onions, just when they are just about to turn golden, add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- Now add the green chilies, and the chopped tomatoes.
- When the tomatoes are soft, add the black pepper powder and the red chili powder.
- Mix it well, add little splashes of water if necessary.
- Now add the seared chicken, and coat it well with the masala, cover and cook on low heat.
- Once the chicken is 80% done add the fried potatoes and the carrots. Mix it all together.
- Now add 4 cups of water, and let it cook on low flame for 15 minutes.
- Add garam masala and mix it well
- Roast refines flour on slow flame and let it cool in a cup, as it cools down add milk and mix. There should be no lumps. The slurry is ready
- Now add the slurry to the chicken stew, while stirring at the same time.
- Once the desired consistency is reached, turn off the gas and serve immediately.
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