TANGY CHICKEN CURRY

Tangy chicken curry is the most popular chicken curry which is less spicy and has a tangy taste. In this chicken curry I used more onions and tomatoes than the usual chicken curry as it gives a tangy taste. Kids love this tangy chicken curry for it`s less spicy and tangy taste.

Ingredients:

Chicken                                          1 .5 kg

Onion                                              5

Green chilies                               15

Tomatoes                                     4

Red chili powder                       1 tsp

Coriander powder                     5.5 tsp

Turmeric powder                       ¾ tsp

Garam masala powder             1 tsp

Mint leaves                                   1 cup or 1 bunch

Water                                              1.5 cup

Salt                                                   2.5 tsp or as per your taste

Oil                                                     7 tsp

For grinding:

Garlic                                              20-25

Ginger                                             2 pieces (each 3 inches)

For garnishing:

Coriander leaves                        2 tbsp

Procedure for preparing Tangy Chicken Curry:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add onions, green chilies and salt and saute for 5 minutes on medium flame or till the onions turn light brown. The chicken curry tastes good when the onions are sauted till light brown.
2. Grind together garlic and ginger. Add this paste to the onion mixture and stir fry for 5 minutes on low flame till nice aroma comes, keep stirring so that mixture does not get burnt down.
3. Add turmeric powder and saute for 1 minute.
4. Then add coriander powder and saute for 2 minutes.
5. Then add red chili powder and saute for 1 minute. Be careful that the mixture does not get burnt keep stirring.
6. Then add mint leaves and stir fry for 2 minutes, you get nice aroma. Then add tomato pieces and stir fry for 1 minute.
7. Add water and mix well, cook on high flame till the mixture bubbles, reduce the flame to medium and cook covered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Add the chicken pieces and mix well till the chicken pieces are properly coated with the tomato mixture and cook covered on high flame for 5 minutes till it starts bubbling keep stirring.
9. Reduce the flame to medium and cook till chicken is done. Keep stirring occasionally. It takes about 40 minutes to cook.
10. Add garam masala powder and stir well. Put off the flame.
11. Garnish the Tangy Chicken Curry with coriander leaves.

Tangy Chicken Curry is ready to be served. It goes well with rotis, parathas, plain rice and biryanis.

Note:

• Cooking chicken curry requires a bit of patience.
• Onions should be sauted till it turns light brownish as it is one of the main secret of this chicken curry.
• You can increase the spice level according to your taste buds.