Once while we were dining at the mess, we had a dry chicken dish that we all loved very much. Promptly, I called the cook and asked for the recipe. A little bit of this and a little bit of that….the recipe wasn’t having the exact measurements. Even though I gave it a shot, I was not too pleased with it. So we called the cook, Mishra Bhaiya, to our house and asked him to prepare the same dish so that I could note down the ingredients and the method.

He is truly talented. Imagine how surprised I was when I heard that he was a vegetarian….Wow!! He cooked the chicken dish without even tasting it…That’s some talent I must say… Needless to say, as soon as the dish was prepared both D and J couldn’t wait till mealtime to try it. Another addition to our list of favourites.. 🙂

Source: Mishra Bhaiya

Dry Chicken Masala

Once while we were dining at the mess, we had a dry chicken dish that we all loved very much. Promptly, I called the cook and asked for the recipe. A little bit of this and a little bit of that�.the recipe wasn�t having the exact measurements. Even though I gave it a shot, I was not too pleased with

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Ingredients

  

For marination

• 1 kg Chicken
• 1 tablespoon Curd
• 1 teaspoon Lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon Chickpea flour (Besan) - (heaped)
• to taste Salt

For the Masala

• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 3 Onions large thinly sliced
• 2 Tomatoes thinly sliced
• 2 Tablespoons Coconut powder (mixed with 2 tablespoons of water)
• 1 tablespoon Chicken masala
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons Ginger garlic - paste
• 1 teaspoon Fennel paste
• 2 tablespoons Tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon methi Kasoori (Dried fenugreek leaves)
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves Chopped

Instructions

 

• Marinate the chicken with the 'ingredients for marination' and keep aside for at least half an hour.
• In a pan, heat oil and deep fry the chicken till golden brown. Drain and keep on an absorbent paper.
• In another pan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil. Add the cumin. When it starts spluttering, add the onion, ginger-garlic paste and saute till wilted. Add the tomatoes, turmeric, chicken masala and saunf and mix well. Cover and cook for a few minutes. Add the coconut milk, kasoori methi, tomato sauce and fried chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for a few minutes till all the masalas are well blended with the chicken. Add the chopped coriander leaves, toss and cover. Let it cook for another 2 minutes. Switch off the heat. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Notes

Note:

You could use 2 table spoons of coconut milk instead of coconut powder and water mix