Chicken Kurma

This Chicken Curry Recipe main dish is one of my Dh favorites.

yesterday when I was discussing with my husband the menu for dussehra he was like a big no to non veg .Me being a pure veg he wanted both of us to dine on the festival day with the same menu.

As its been many days I have really cooked chicken for him .So I wanted to make something delcious for him so I was not sure until the festival day what would be the menu .And finally I decided to make his favourite Chicken Kurma which he liked a lot.
This recipe has a long flavor of the masals going into it but atlast extract more flavors from the main ingredients itself.
It turned to be a delicately flavored dish.The smell of the dish sometimes tempts me also :) so this time I came with the a veg recipe but the same chicken kurma style which can satisfy my taste buds.
Lets not talk about veg here so lets get back to nonveg and todays dish CHICKEN KURMA

So here we go……
Ingredients
500gms Chicken (sliced into 8 medium sized pieces)
3 Chopped onions
2tsp Red chilli powder
1tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp chicken masala
2 Chopped tomatoes
4 tsp ginger garlicpaste
2 tsp Lemon juice
2tbs Oil
2 cups Water
Salt to taste
Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

For the Paste
2tsp Poppy seeds (khus khus) soaked in water
1 tsp seasem seeds roasted
1tsp Coriander seeds

Kada Masala
1tsp Cumin seeds
1" piece Cinnamon
2 Cloves
2 Green cardamoms
1 black cardmom

Directions

First clean the chicken and wash it well and drain the water comepletely.
Take wide mothed bowl and add the chicken in it
Now add half of all the powders into the chicken
First chillipowder , turmeric powder,garam masala ginger garlic paste , chicken masala.
Mix the chicken well with all the masalas .
At this stage ½ tsp oil can be added if u feel it is to dry. And marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes.( the more u marinate the better)



1. Heat some oil and roast all the ingredients under the kada masala and fry them
2. Add half the onions and fry till they become transculent then put a pinch of redchilli powder and mix well .
3. Add in the tomatoes and cook till they are fried and get cooked .
4. Remove from the stove and allow to cool and grind to a paste along with ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
5. Heat 2tbs oil in a heavy bottom pan and fry onions till golden brown , then add little turmeric .
6. Add ginger garlic paste and sute them well.
7. Now add the marinated chicken and fry them well not for too long.
8. when u can see the outer layer getting fried add the rest chilli powder and garam masalas and saute them for a while.
9. Now add the ground paste and mix well and keep cooking for a while .
10. when the gravy starts leaving the sides add the salt.
11. Add little water by checking the consistency .
12. Reduce the heat and mix thoroughly and cover. Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens.
13. when the chicken is fully tender add the chicken masala and the garam masala and the coriander leaves.
14. At this stage if u want u can add lemon juice.


Can be seved with rice, roti, puri

To check how I served it and the menu for the festival is

Note : best resut if used fresh homemade ground masalas