Ingredients: 750 grams Chicken – curry cut,2 tablespoons Onion – paste,2 tablespoons Ginger – paste,2 tablespoons Garlic – paste,1 tablespoon Fresh Red Chilli – paste,Mustard oil – as required,1 Onion – chopped,4 Bay leaf (tej patta),2 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini),1 inch Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds,1-1/2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania),1 tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1 tablespoon Cumin powder (Jeera),1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder,Salt – as required,Water – as required
Time in minutes: 70 Servings: 6 Course: Lunch Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Dhaba Style Country Chicken recipe, firstly marinade the chicken with turmeric, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli paste, 1 tablespoon onion paste and 1 tablespoon mustard oil for about 30 minutes. Rub the spices well using your fingers.Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once oil reaches it’s smoking point cool down a bit. Then heat it again, add bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom.After a minute, add chopped onion and fry till they are golden brown.Add onion paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add Chicken to it and saute at high flame for least 5 minutes. Make a paste of all masala powder adding 2 tablespoons of water.Add this paste to chicken and mix well. Adjust salt according to your taste.Add 2 cups of warm water to it & cook it covered until they are done. You can add more water if you want more gravy.Serve Dhaba Style Country Chicken with hot phulkas and jeera rice for a delicious meal.