Name: Indian Style Chilli Chicken with a twist recipe by Zulekha Bose at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For marinating Chicken-; Chicken 800 gram; 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder; Thick Curd 2 tablespoon; Salt to taste; Other ingredients-; Capsicum 2 numbers cut into small cubes; Kholrabi(in hindi ganth gobhi) 2 numbers cut into thin small cubes; Onion 1 big size sliced; 2 tbsp crushed black pepper corns; Green chillies 4-5 numbers chopped or as per taste; Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon; Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon; Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon; juice of 1 lemon; Salt to taste; Oil 4 tablespoon; Chopped coriander leaves handful

Ingredients Serving: 3

For marinating Chicken-
Chicken 800 gram
1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
Thick Curd 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Other ingredients-
Capsicum 2 numbers cut into small cubes
Kholrabi(in hindi ganth gobhi) 2 numbers cut into thin small cubes
Onion 1 big size sliced
2 tbsp crushed black pepper corns
Green chillies 4-5 numbers chopped or as per taste
Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon
juice of 1 lemon
Salt to taste
Oil 4 tablespoon
Chopped coriander leaves handful

Instructions

Rinse chicken 2-3 times under tap water. Rest on a sieve to drain the excess water.
Pat the chicken dry. Add all marination ingredients and mix hand nicely. Keep aside for 20 mins for marination.
Heat oil in a kadai add cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add the sliced onions and chopped chillies.
Sauté for a while. Add the marinated chicken.
Fry for 3-4 minutes on high flame. Add all spices and fry for a minute.
Cover and let cook for 6-8 minutes on low flame. In between open the lid and stir using a spatula. Cover and cook for 10 more mins. Keep checking and stirring so that it does not stick to the bottom of the kadhai.
Add capsicum cube and cook on medium flame without covering the lid for 3-4 minutes stir in between.
Adjust the salt. Add the garam masala,chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice. Mix.
Cook for a Minute and switch off the flame.
Serve as a snack or a side dish with parantha or Naan.

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