Indian Chicken Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 large onions, sliced
3 whole cardamom seeds
cinnamon stick
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
3/4 cup warm water (divided)
2 tomatoes, peeled and cut
1 (3 1/2-4 lb) roasting chickens, cut up

Preparation

Melt butter in deep saucepan.
Add onions, cardamom and cinnamon.
Cook until onion is tender and lightly browned.
Combine garlic, ginger, cumin, curry powder, coriander, tumeric, tabasco and 1/4 c water.
Stir to paste.
Stir into butter mixture.
Add tomatoes.
Simmer, covered 20 minutes.
Add chicken and remaining water.
Cook over low heat 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is tender.
Add salt to taste.
Serve with hot, cooked rice.