Lipta hua Chicken - Recipes

Chicken 850gms
For marination – 4 tbsp curd, 2 tsp freshly ground garam masala, 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, 2 tsp freshly ground jeera powder, salt to taste.
2 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
2 black cardamom
Whole jeera 2 tsp
4 green cardamom
Paste of ginger garlic green chilli – 4 tsp
6 medium sized finely sliced onions
4 medium sized tomatoes pureed
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp coriander powder
4 green chillies cut in roundels
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Oil 4-5 tbsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Marinate chicken as per point no.2 of ingredients and keep it aside for 3-4 hours
Now heat oil in thick bottomed vessel and add whole garam masalas from point no.3 to point no.7 of ingredients, until splutter.
Now add ginger garlic and green chilli paste, sauté for 2 mins and add finely sliced onions and bhuno until good brown colour.
Now add all the powdered masalas and bhuno for 3-4 minutes on high heat. Add pureed tomatoes and cook till raw smell of tomatoes is gone.
Now add marinated chicken and bhuno on high heat for about 8-10 minutes.
Bhuno till oil separates and then add boiling water as per the desired consistency, I wanted this chicken to be lipta hua that’s why added 2 cups of water (approx 350 ml)
Low down the flame and allow chicken to simmer and cook until tender.
Garnish with green chilli roundels and coriander leaves.
Serve hot with phulkas, rumali rotis and rice.