Name: Bachelors easy curd chicken curry recipe by Zulekha Bose at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken 800 gram cut into medium size pieces; Salt to taste; Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon or to taste; Oil 2 tablespoon; Lemon 1 tablespoon; Yogurt or thick curd 1 cup; Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon; Chicken masala 2 tablespoon; Kashmiri laal mirch powder 1 teaspoon; Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon; Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon; Black pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon; Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon; Kasuri methi 1 teaspoon (optional); Butter 1 tablesoon; Bay leaf 2; Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch; Capsicum cut into pieces 1 (optional)

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken 800 gram cut into medium size pieces
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon or to taste
Oil 2 tablespoon
Lemon 1 tablespoon
Yogurt or thick curd 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Chicken masala 2 tablespoon
Kashmiri laal mirch powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Black pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon
Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
Kasuri methi 1 teaspoon (optional)
Butter 1 tablesoon
Bay leaf 2
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
Capsicum cut into pieces 1 (optional)

Instructions

Wash chicken properly with fresh water 2-3 times under the tap.
Now pat dry all the chicken pieces with a clean cotton cloth or tissue paper.
Chicken marination - firstly make incisions in chicken pieces with the fork or with a knife.
Now rub some salt 1/2 tsp, black pepper powder and lemon juice in all chicken pieces keep it aside for 5 minutes.
Take a small bowl add in yogurt, chicken masala, cumin powder, red chilli powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, salt to taste, ginger garlic paste, 1/2 of the garam masala powder mix everything and pour this marination on chicken pieces and mix.
Keep this marinated chicken inside the fridge so that all the masala flavors and juices goes inside the chicken properly.
You can also prepare this marination in the morning keep it inside the fridge, whenever you want you can take out from the fridge and prepare for dinner or lunch .
Take a heavy bottom pan or kadai or non stick pan will be best for this recipe.
Heat a kadai and add in all the marinated chicken.
Cover the lid and cook under high flame for 10 minutes .
Stir in between with a wooden spatula.
Now after 10 minutes open the lid and cook for another 8-10 minutes or till the chicken pieces completely cooked in curd.
Don't over cook, chicken pieces should be juicy from inside .
Heat another pan pour butter and add in bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
Saute for a while when nice aroma start coming, add in cut capsicum pieces and saute.
When raw smell of capsicum disappears add some salt to taste.
Add this in ready curd chicken curry
Now if you want some gravy in this chicken you can add some water and cook for another 5 minutes.
Garnish with little garam masala, kasoori methi and coriander leaves and enjoy this yummy curd chicken with chapati or rice or paratha.

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