Name: Plain Chicken Curry recipe by Swarnava Halder at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Chicken on bone : 1 kg; Chopped capsicum : 1 cup; Turmeric powder : 1 tablespoon; Kashmiri red chilli powder : 2 tablespoon; Lemon juice : 2 tablespoon; Ginger garlic paste : 2 tablespoon; Cinnamon : 2 sticks (each of 1 inch); Cloves : 3 to 4; Green cardamoms : 4; Bay leaf : 2; Black peppercorn : 4; Cumin powder : 1 teaspoon; Coriander powder : 1 teaspoon; Onions (very finely chopped) : 3; Tomato (chopped) : 3; Shahi garam masala powder : 1 tablespoon; Cooking oil : 3 tablespoon; Salt to test; Little sugar

Ingredients Serving: 5

Chicken on bone : 1 kg
Chopped capsicum : 1 cup
Turmeric powder : 1 tablespoon
Kashmiri red chilli powder : 2 tablespoon
Lemon juice : 2 tablespoon
Ginger garlic paste : 2 tablespoon
Cinnamon : 2 sticks (each of 1 inch)
Cloves : 3 to 4
Green cardamoms : 4
Bay leaf : 2
Black peppercorn : 4
Cumin powder : 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder : 1 teaspoon
Onions (very finely chopped) : 3
Tomato (chopped) : 3
Shahi garam masala powder : 1 tablespoon
Cooking oil : 3 tablespoon
Salt to test
Little sugar

Instructions

Wash the chicken well & marinate it with 1/2tbsp turmeric powder,1tbsp kashmiri red chilli powder,lemon juice,some salt & 1tbsp ginger garlic paste for an hour.
Heat up oil in a pan & then temper with cinamon,cardamom,peepercorn,bay leaves,cloves,a pinch of sugar & then add chopped onions(add a pinch of salt in it so that the onion caramelizes well).
When the onion gets fried well & turns brown,add 1tbsp ginger garlic paste,mix well & after 2 minutes add the cumin & coriander powder.
Now after 5minutes,add the chopped tomato & keep cooking at a medium flame until the tomato gets fully smashed.The pan must be covered with a lid to get it done.
After the tomato is well cooked add a little turmeric powder & 1tbsp(or more acc to your taste) red chilli powder & mix well.
After a minute add the marinated chicken,mix well,cover the pan with a lid & keep cooking at a medium flame.
The chicken will give off water in which it gets boiled.
When the chicken is 70% cooked,add the capsicum,salt & again cover the pan until the chicken is fully cooked.
When the chicken is fully cooked & the gravy thickens,sprinkle shahi garam masala on it,mix well & its ready to serve now with hot rice,puri,paratha or even bread.

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