Chicken In Gravy (Indian-Punjabi Style) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons oil
    2 tablespoons ghee
    8 chicken legs
    1 teaspoon cumin seed
    5 garlic cloves, minced
    1 -2 onion, chopped fine
    2 tablespoons ginger
    1 small tomatoes, cut in pieces
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    1 tablespoon garam masala
    1 tablespoon powdered turmeric (haldi)
    1 -2 green chili pepper, deseeded and chopped
    1 cup water
Preparation
    Clean chicken with skin removed.
    In a dutch oven pot heat 2 tbs oil and 2 tbs ghee on medium heat, add cumin seeds.
    Wait for the cumin to start to turn color, then add onions, and saute for approx 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook for another 5 minutes or until the onions are browned.
    Add tomato paste, chopped tomato, turmeric, garam masala, green chili, and about 1 cup of water.
    Cook mixture for approx 5 minutes.
    Add chicken and mix well.
    Cover and cook on low to medium-low heat for about 40 minutes or until chicken is tender.
    Gravy should not be watery; should be a thicker gravy, like a stew. Add coriander for garnish.

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