Desi chicken Tarkari

                                Desi chicken Tarkari

   ·       Chicken Pieces                           3/4kg (750gms)

   ·       Onion (paste)                            3nos medium sized  

   ·       Tomatoes (chopped)               3nos big sized

   ·       Ginger garlic paste                  3tbsp

   ·       Bay leaves                                2nos

   ·       Red dry chillies                        10nos

   ·       Poppy seeds (khus khus)       2tsp

   ·       Cloves                                      5nos

   ·       Cardamoms                           5nos

   ·       Coriander seeds (dhania)   1tbsp

   ·       Cumin seeds (jeera)            1tbsp

   ·       Star anise                             1/2

   ·       Dalchin stick                        1inch

   ·       Turmeric (haldi)                  1/2tsp

   ·       Salt to taste

   ·       Mustard oil                          5tbsp

   ·       Fresh coriander (chopped)2tbsp

   ·       Chilli powder                       1tbsp

Garam masala Ingredients 

                                           Process

Mix chicken pieces with salt 1tsp and haldi a pinch and keep aside. Toss (fry) red chillies, cloves, cardamoms, poppy seeds, jeera, dhania, dalchin and chakraphool without oil in a pan for 4to5 min and make paste out of the above fried items and keep aside. Now take a pan, oil, bay leaves, ginger garlic paste, fry well for few min and then add onion paste, toss well. Now add the masala paste and fry well and add chopped tomatoes cook till water evaporates. Now add haldi, chilli powder and salt, mix well, now add marinated chicken and mix well, close the lid, simmer the flame, cook the chicken till it becomes soft (add water if required). Finally sprinkle chopped coriander. Now off the flame when the gravy is thick as shown in the picture. Delicious chicken tarkari is ready to eat with steamed rice.