Masala chicken is so yummy that you won’t forget licking your fingers. Masala chicken recipe is an easy non-vegetarian recipe that you can prepare at your home for your loved ones. You can enjoy this North Indian dish with chapatti, butter naan or even rice.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 teaspoon powdered turmeric
  • 1/2 cup grated coconut
  • 1/2 cup curry leaves
  • 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon garlic flakes
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 1/4 kilograms washed & dried chicken
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 2 cup minced tomato
  • 2 inches ginger
  • 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 cup sliced onion
  • 3 tablespoon coriander powder
  • 5 tablespoon refined oil

Method:

  • Clean and wash the chicken 3-4 times. Keep the cleaned chicken aside after draining it. Make a paste using pieces of garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and black peppercorn.
  • Take coriander powder, chilli powder, a quarter cup of water and turmeric powder. Make a paste by grinding them all. Now grind poppy seeds and freshly grated coconut together to make a paste.
  • Place a pressure cooker on a medium flame and heat oil in it. Fry onions until they become golden brown. Now add salt and curry leaves. Fry for 3 minutes after mixing the paste of ginger-garlic spice.
  • Now you can add the paste of coriander-chilli-turmeric powder. Mix thoroughly after adding the chicken pieces. Fry for 5 minutes.
  • Fry for another 5 minutes after adding tomatoes and a half cup of water. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Add the paste of coconut-poppy seeds when you find the chicken is tender. Keep the flame medium and cook for more five minutes.
  • At last, add coriander leaves and mix well. Remove the cooker from heat. Serve the masala chicken with raita and butter naan.

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