Name: Kadhai Chicken recipe by Simantini Sanyal chaudhuri at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Chicken 650 gm; Oil 2 tbsp; Water 1/2 cups; Capsicum 2; Onion medium sized 6-7; Ginger paste 2 tsp; Garlic paste 2 tsp; Kadhai masala 4 tsp; Tomato 1; Kaju paste 2 tbsp; Coriander leaves as required; Salt to taste; Sugar as required; Turmeric powder as needed; Kashmiri red chili powder 3/4 tsp; Green chili paste 2 tsp; Dry red chili 2-3

Ingredients Serving: 5

Chicken 650 gm
Oil 2 tbsp
Water 1/2 cups
Capsicum 2
Onion medium sized 6-7
Ginger paste 2 tsp
Garlic paste 2 tsp
Kadhai masala 4 tsp
Tomato 1
Kaju paste 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves as required
Salt to taste
Sugar as required
Turmeric powder as needed
Kashmiri red chili powder 3/4 tsp
Green chili paste 2 tsp
Dry red chili 2-3

Instructions

Heat oil in a kadai.
Add cubed onion and cubed capsicum.
Saute for sometime.
Keep them aside on a plate.
In the same kadai, add dry red chili and onion paste.
Fry them till golden.
Add ginger and garlic paste.
Cook them till the raw smell disappears.
Add tomato paste.
Cook till the raw smell goes away.
Add green chili paste.
Add chicken pieces.
And kadai masala powder (included dry chili, bay leaf, whole garam masala, whole black pepper and kaju 3/4).
Mix with the chicken pieces properly.
Add red chilli powder.
Add salt and turmeric powder.
Cook uncovered for 5-6 minutes.
Then add kaju paste.
Add 1 cup of water.
Cover and cook on a low flame.
When the chicken is almost done, add capsicum and onion pieces.
Mix and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Then add chopped coriander leaves and sprinkle garam masala.
Ready to serve.

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