Name: Spicy Curd Chicken recipe by Akum Jamir at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Chicken - 400 grams; Fresh Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp; Onion - 2 medium finely chopped; Curry leaves - 2 sprigs; Turmeric powder - ½ tsp; Chilli powder - 2 tsp; Garam masala powder - 1 tsp; Tomato - 1 finely chopped; Curd - ½ cup; Green chilli - 2 chopped; Coriander leaves few chopped; Oil - 2 tbsp; Salt to taste; Water as required; For roasting and grinding:; Dry Red Chilli - 5; Peppercorns - 1 tsp; Fennel seeds - 1 tsp; Cumin seeds - 1 tsp; Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Ingredients Serving: 3

Chicken - 400 grams
Fresh Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Onion - 2 medium finely chopped
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 finely chopped
Curd - ½ cup
Green chilli - 2 chopped
Coriander leaves few chopped
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water as required
For roasting and grinding:
Dry Red Chilli - 5
Peppercorns - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Instructions

Heat a few drops of oil in a pan. Add the ingredients mentioned in the roasting and grinding list and roast them till the raw smell goes off. Take off the flame, let it cool down and grind them to a fine powder..
Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
Add the onion, curry leaves and saute till onion is translucent.
Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder and mix well and saute for a min.
Add the tomotoes and fry till it is mushy.
Add the chicken, salt to taste and mix well until the masala coat nicely with the chicken.
Add curd, mix well, cover the pan and continue to cook in low flame for about 10 mins stirring it occasionally.
Add the grounded masalas and cook for another 5-10 mins. Adjust the gravy consistency by adding water as required.
Just before taking off the flame add the chopped coriander leaves, give a quick stir, add the chopped green chilies and take off the flame.

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