This is a very good chicken recipe that my mom tried just yesterday and it turned out to be really terrific. The moment I tasted it, I knew this recipe is going to be on my blog and here it is. Oh and for my vegetarian friends - please try the same recipe with something other than chicken and let me know how it turns out because the vegetarian version of this recipe does not exist yet. Sorry. 1. Pre-Cook the chicken separately:- 1/2 kg Chicken - Either Bone or Boneless - cut into medium sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
Marinate the chicken with the above ingredients for 15 minutes. Place the marinated chicken in the pressure cooker on a medium flame and cook for 3-4 minutes - Just add a little bit of water. The chicken should be around 75% cooked.
2. Make the Semi-Gravy:
- 1.5 to 2 cups - Shallots or small onions - its skin peeled & washed (Don't substitute regular onions for shallots - you will be compromising on the taste the shallots bring to the dish)
- 2 Medium Sized Tomato - Diced into pieces about the size of shallots
- 2 Medium Sized Capsicum - Diced into pieces about the size of shallots
Take a pan and pour 4 teaspoons of cooking oil into it. Add some 15-20 curry leaves and 4 dried red chillis. Add the shallots and saute them till they become glassy in appearance. Now add the capsicum and the tomato. Also add -
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt - depending on taste
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chilli powder - depending on taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
Saute the above ingredients till the raw smell of the tomatoes are gone. Now finally add the cooked chicken and continue to stir and saute till mixture becomes thick paste. If you want your chicken to be dry instead of a semi gravy - saute even more till all the moisture evaporates.
Mon Cher Amis - Bon Appetit !
PS: And I am terribly sorry that I don't have any pictures of this chicken with shallots, because it too yummy that I have forgotten to take pictures. It's so hard to remember to take pictures when the food is very very good.
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