Traditional North Indian Chicken Recipe

This dish is flavored with home made garam masala and mustard oil.
Excellent aroma of the spices will spread all over your house.

This recipe will serve for 4-5 people

Ingredients

1. Chicken ( 1 kg/ 9-10 Chicken Thighs)
2.For Garam Masala
   a) Badi Elaichi (7-8)
   b) Choti Elaichi(6-7)
   c) Cloves (Laung)(5-6)
   d) Dalchini (Cinamom)(1 medium stick)
   e) Black Pepper (depends on how spicy you want)
   f) Jeera (Cumin Seeds) (2.5 table spoon)
   g) Dhaniya  (Coriander seeds)(1.5 table spoon)
   h) Haldi (Turmeric)(1 tablespoon)

3. Onions (2 big and 1 medium for paste) 1 big and 1 medium sliced thin
4. Ginger Garlic (Fresh) (Garlic - 8-9 cloves,Ginger match the quanity of garlic)
5. Tej patta (Bay Leaf) 2
6. Dry Red Chilly 2
7. Jeera (1 tea spoon)
8. Mustard Oil (Prefered) (2-3 tablespoon)

Method

1. Wash the chicken , keep aside
2.For masala Grind the given garam masalas together.
3.Make a paste of onions and ginger garlic
4.Mix the garam masala and the onion ginger garlic paste together and add salt.
5.Heat the Oil add Jeera, Red chilly, Bay Leaf and let it crackle.
6.Put the sliced onions and fry till golden brown.
7.Put the chicken and mix it well all together, cook for 10 min. in medium flame.
8.Add the masala and the paste to the chicken cook for more 10 min.
9.Cover it in low medium flame for 10-15 min. (Keep checking and stir it well in between)
10.Once oil seperates stir it nicely and add water as per your need.
 11.Garnish with Coriander leaves

Ready to Serve ( Rice ,Paratha, Puri compliments this dish)