CHICKEN MASALA GRAVY

Chicken masala gravy is a delicious and mouth watering gravy that you can make on special occasions and feasts. Ground onions and green chillies add a nice flavour to the gravy and the pureed tomatoes and chicken masala give a nice red colour. The gravy tastes great with both Biryani and roti.

Ingredients

½ kilo chicken

3 tbsp oil

2 onions roughly chopped

2 green chillies

3 tomatoes deseeded

2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp curd

½ lemon

1 tbsp chicken masala

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves 

Method

• Take onions and green chillies in a mixer jar and grind to a paste.
• Grind the tomatoes as well and keep ready.
• Take a pressure cooker, add the onion chilli  paste, tomato paste, curd, salt, chicken masala powder, lemon juice and ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• Add the chicken pieces and ½ cup of water and close the lid.
• Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Then heat oil in a pan and transfer the chicken gravy from the pressure cooker to it. (Do not add the chicken now)
• Cook for a few minutes while stirring till the gravy starts thickening.
• Now, add the chicken pieces as well, close a lid and cook in low flame for about 5 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Biryani, roti or as a side dish with rice.