Curry Patta Chicken (Chicken with curry leaves)

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg chicken/country chicken
• 3 large tomatoes
• 1 large onion chopped finely
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 4 spring curry leave
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp jeera powder
• 2 cloves
• 2 whole cardamom
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 20 whole peppercorns

Steps

1. Heat oil, add whole garam masalas: cardamom, cinnamon and clove, along with peppercorns and curry leaves. Add in the chopped onions and ginger garlic paste, sauté until raw smell of masala is gone.
2. Add in coriander and cumin powders, followed by the tomato purée. Mix well and cook in slow flame for few minutes.
3. Mix the chicken, salt and Kashmiri chilli powder. Pour in 2 cups of water. Sprinkle few more curry leaves on top, cover and cook until chicken is tender and gravy if of thick consistency.
4. That’s it. You have done it!! Enjoy with rice/roti/paratha etc etc !!