Chicken vindaloo/Goan chicken curry

Ingredients:

chicken                       – 5oo g
onion                           – 1 cup finely chopped
green chillies               – 2
salt                               – to taste
bay leaves                    – 1
cardamom                    – 2
tamarind paste             –  1 tbsp
chilli vinegar               –   1 tsp
sugar                            –  1 tsp

For vindaloo marinade:

Coriander seeds           –  3/4 tsp
cumin seeds                 –   3/4 tsp
pepper corns                –   1/4 tsp
mustard seeds              –   1/4 tsp
turmeric                       –   1/4 tsp
ginger garlicpaste        –   2 tsp
whole red chillies         –  2-3

Method:

• Dry roast all ingredients for vindaloo marinade except ginger garlic paste and turmeric in a pan until nice aroma comes out of it
• Cool and grind together into a powder and mix with chicken along with the ginger garlic paste and turmeric

• Marinade overnight or for atleast 3 hours
• In a kadai heat oil and temper with bayleaves,cardamom and add onion

• Fry until it turns light brown and add the marinated chicken

• Fry until it turns light brown.Now sprinkle needed salt,slitted green chillies and 1 cup water

• Cover with a lid and cook until chicken is almost done
• Now add the tamarind paste and mix well

• After 2 minute add the chilli vinegar and sugar and cook for 5 more minutes on a medium

• Now Serve with Rice,cumin Rice or Chapathi or Naan

Serves     3