Restaurant-Style Chicken Curry in Tomato Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 kg fresh chicken
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp mustard oil (marinate)
• 2 big size tomatoes
• 1 big size onion
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder
• 1 tsp fennel seeds powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ginger, garlic and ginger paste
• 2 tbsp oil or as needed
• 1/2 tsp salt

Steps

1. First wash the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Twice or thrice. Drain the water and squeeze transfer to another bowl. Then marinate the chicken with turmeric powder, red chilli powder,salt and mustard oil. Mix it well then cover it and keep aside for 1/2 an hrs. Heat mustard oil in a kadai.Then add cumin seeds. Let it crackle for few seconds. Then add chopped onion. Fry till it is light brown in colour. In a bowl add all the dry ingredients. Add water mix it well and make a smooth paste.
2. Then add tomato paste. Fry for few minutes. Then add masala paste. Cook till the raw smell of masala goes off. Then add marinate chicken pieces. Saute it for few seconds. Then add luke warm water or as needed. Cook till the chicken become tender. At last add 1 tbsp of curd. Cook for 1 minutes. Or till the chicken become tender. Once it is done then transfer to a bowl.
3. Serve with steam rice and nan