Name: Fried Onion Chicken recipe by midhu sivadasan at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken 1 kg; Onions 6pcs; Tomatoes 4pcs; Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp; Green Chilli-4; curry leaves -2 Sprigs; Finely sliced ginger for garnish; Spices; Red chilli powder 1.5 tbsp; Corriander powder 1.5 tbsp; Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; Salt to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken 1 kg
Onions 6pcs
Tomatoes 4pcs
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Green Chilli-4
curry leaves -2 Sprigs
Finely sliced ginger for garnish
Spices
Red chilli powder 1.5 tbsp
Corriander powder 1.5 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Instructions

Finely slice 4 of the onions and deep fry until brown in colour. Drain on a kitchen towel and allow it to cool.
In a dry skillet, dry roast the spice powders until the raw smell of the spices fade away.Ensure you dry roast on a medium to low flame
Grind together the fried onions and spices in a blender with a little water to make a fine paste.
In a Wok, heat oil and saute the onions,(The remaining 2)curry leaves,ginger garlic paste until the raw flavour of the ginger garlic fades away,now add chicken and cook until the chicken changes colour.Add in the ground paste at this stage and cook for 10 min on medium flame.Once the chicken is 60%cooked add in the chopped tomatoes and add salt and cook on medium flame.You could add half cup water after the tomatoes have turned pulpy.
After adding water you could either cook on low flame for 30 -45 min or pressure cook until just one whistle and cook for another 10 min on low flame.
Garnish with some finely chopped ginger and serve hot with rice or pulao.

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