Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Chicken (Cut into small pieces)

8 cloves of Garlic (peeled and halved)

2 Onions (Finely sliced)

2 Tomatoes (Quartered)

3 Green chillies (slit)

3 strands of curry leaves

1 tbsp garlic ginger paste

1 Bay leaf

3 whole Cardamom

3 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 Star anise

1 tbsp Fennel seeds

1/4 tsp Fenugreek seed

11/2 tbsp Chicken masala (Chicken curry powder)

1 tbsp special masala (Chilli pwdr + Cumin Pwdr + Turmeric Pwdr)

1 tsp garam masala

1/2 seasoning chicken cube

1 tbsp coconut milk

1/2 cup water

Few stalks of Coriander leaves

2 tbsp oil

1/2 tbsp Pure ghee

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a wok and add the whole garam masala (Bay leaf, Cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick and Star anise). Fry for a min.
• Add the fenugreek and fennel seeds together with garlic ginger pastes and fry till the raw smell leaves.
• Then add the onion, green chillies, garlic pieces and curry leaves. Fry for 2 mins.
• Then add the chicken and tomatoes. Stir everything together, cover the wok and cook for 5 mins under medium high flame.
• Then add masala powders, seasoning cube and salt. Stir fry till the oil separates from the masala. Add water, cover the wok and cook for further 10 mins.
• When chicken is cooked, add the coconut milk and stir fry for another 3 mins. Add the ghee and give a final stir and switch off the stove.
• Serve it hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves.