Creamy chicken masala

Ingredients:

Chicken                     – 1 kg
salt                             – to taste
turmeric                     -1/2 tsp
whole garam              – to temper
coriander powder       -1 tbsp
kasoorimethi              – 1 tsp
oil                               -1 tbsp
heavy cream               -1/4 cup

for grinding:

Onion                       – 1
tomato                      – 3
Pudhina/mint            – 1/4 cup
green chillies            – 6-8
ginger                       – 1/2 inch
garlic                        – 4
fennelseeds/sombu  – 1/2 tsp

Method:

• In a blender grind the ingredients given for grinding into a fine paste.
• In a kadai/heavy bottomed pan heat oil and temper with whole garam.

• Add the ground paste to it.

• Once it starts bubbling add salt,turmeric and coriander powder.and kasoori methi.

• Cook until the masala shrinks and oil oozes out.

• Now add the chicken and desired salt(for chicken)and cover it with a lid.

• cook until chicken gets cooked(chicken gets cooked in its own water)

• Open the lid and pour the heavy cream and stir well.Add water if necessary

• Serve with Rice/Chapathi

Serves  4