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Country Captain Chicken

Apr-16-2018
Trisha Rudra
20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
6 People
Serves
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ABOUT Country Captain Chicken RECIPE

A delicious Anglo-Indian or East Indian chicken curry for the days of the British Raj... This one's adapted from Bridget White Kumar's cookbook on Anglo-Indian recipes..A perfect accompaniment to a pot of steamed rice on a lazy afternoon.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Easy
  • Everyday
  • East Indian
  • Sauteeing
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 6

  1. Chicken - 1 kg, with bone
  2. Onions - 3 large, sliced finely
  3. Ginger paste - 1 tsp
  4. Garlic paste - 1 tsp
  5. Red chili powder - 2 tsp
  6. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  7. Cinnamon - 2 sticks
  8. Cloves - 4 to 5
  9. Cardamom - 3
  10. Black peppercorns - 4 to 5
  11. Dry red chili - 2, broken
  12. Garlic - 2 tbsp, sliced
  13. Tomato puree - 2 tbsp
  14. Oil - 2 tbsp, mustard or vegetable oil
  15. Chopped coriander

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a deep-bottomed pan, and temper it with the broken red chilies, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and peppercorns. Be careful not to burn them,
  2. Add the sliced onions and saute well for a few minutes, until they start turning pink. Add the chopped garlic.
  3. Next add the ginger-garlic paste, mix well and add the chicken.
  4. Fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes, before turning the heat down. Add the tomato puree and keep stirring until chicken starts to cook.
  5. Season with turmeric, chili powder and salt and saute well, until oil oozes out from the masala.
  6. Add 2 cups of water, and cook until chicken is tender and gravy has reduced to thick, soupy consistency. You may use a pressure cooker too.
  7. Garnish with some sliced chilies and chopped coriander. Serve with steamed rice or roti/bread, etc.

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Reema Garg
Apr-22-2018
Reema Garg   Apr-22-2018

Simply awesome.

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