Bengali Chicken Stew

Ingredients

• 6 chicken leg pieces
• 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 green cardamom
• 2 cloves
• 10 black pepper corns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup carrots cut into thick jullienes
• 1/4 cup raw papaya cut into thick jullienes
• 1/4 cup green beans cut into halv s
• 3 potatoes cut into halves
• 2 onions sliced
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp butter

Steps

1. Smear the chicken leg pieces with salt, 1/2 tsp ginger paste, 1/2 tsp garlic paste and marinate for 10 minutes.
2. After 10 minutes, heat the oil and butter in a kadai.
3. Once the butter melts, add all the whole spices and cook till aromatic.
4. Now add the sliced onions in the kadai and cook for 5 minutes till translucent.
5. Now add 1/2 tsp ginger paste and 1/2 tsp garlic paste and mix well.
6. Now add the marinated chicken into the kadai, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Now add all the vegetables, stir everything well and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Now add water, cover with a lid and simmer on medium heat for 20 minutes till done.
9. Remove from the stove and serve with toast of your choice.