Name: North Indian desi chicken recipe by Neetu Kumari at BetterButter
Prep time: 85 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Chicken 1 kg; onion 1 kg; ginger 100 grams; garlic-10-12 cloves; Bay leaf-2; cinnamon sticks-1 inch; Green cardamom-2-3; Cloves-2-3; turmeric powder-1-1.5 tsp; chilli powder-1tsp or as per your taste; roasted coriander powder-2 tbsp; black pepper powder-1/2 tsp; Jeera Powder-1/2 tsp; Garam masala-1 tsp; ghee- for tempering

ABOUT North Indian desi chicken RECIPE

chicken or mutton in North India in cooked in onion gravy, the main flavour of the gravy comes from the addition of large amounts of onions.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Chicken 1 kg
onion 1 kg
ginger 100 grams
garlic-10-12 cloves
Bay leaf-2
cinnamon sticks-1 inch
Green cardamom-2-3
Cloves-2-3
turmeric powder-1-1.5 tsp
chilli powder-1tsp or as per your taste
roasted coriander powder-2 tbsp
black pepper powder-1/2 tsp
Jeera Powder-1/2 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
ghee- for tempering

Instructions

wash the chicken and drain the water properly
cut the onions into slices
put mustard oil in the Kadhai
add cumin seeds, green cardamom ,bay leaves, red chilli, cinnamon sticks, cloves and any other whole garam masala you want to add
when it starts crackle, add all the sliced onions,and cook well on medium heat
if want to cook little faster u can add salt in the onions
now add chicken in the wok
cook for sometimes, approx 5 minutes, then add the dry masalas- turmeric powder, chilli powder,coriander powder, black pepper powder, jeera powder mix well and start cooking at low flame
keep on cooking on low flame until oil starts getting separated
now add freshly ground garam masala in it and cover cook for 5-10 more minutes then remove from flame. if u want gravy then you can add little water as per your requirements.
add chopped coriander if you want
put 1 tbsp hot ghee for tempering . now you can serve

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