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Punjabi Chicken


Ingredients

  1. Chicken  1/2 kg
  2. Coconut -1/4 cup
  3. Cashew nuts- 10 No
  4. Ghee - 3 tbsp
  5. Onion  -1/2
  6. Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
  7. Garam Masala - 1 tsp
  8. Tomato -2 No
  9. Water -1 1/2 cup
  10. Salt as required.
For Grinding  ( B) 
  1. Ginger - 1 piece 
  2. Garlic - 4 cloves
  3. Onion- 1/2 No
  4. Cumin Powder-1 tsp
  5. Chilly Powder-2 tsp
  6. Coriander Powder-1 tbsp
How to Cook!
  1. Cut pieces of chicken small.
  2. Grind the coconut and cashew nuts into a fine paste.
  3. Grind the mixture given for grinding.
  4. Grind the tomatoes to get a paste form.
  5. Heat ghee, add onions.
  6. Add turmeric powder and the grinded mixture mentioned in ( B )  and saute for sometime till the masala get cooked.
  7. Add tomato paste and saute for 5 minutes.
  8. When oil  is clear , add chicken pieces, grinded coconut cashew paste and wait until the oil becomes clear again.
  9. Add 1 1/2 cup of water and close the pan , cook the chicken. 
  10. Once chicken is cooked and soft, add garam masala . 
  11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
TIP : If you want the curry to be sweet add 1 tsp of sugar at first to the Ghee and then continue with the rest as mentioned above.

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