Sambaal chicken

Ingredients : -

500 grams chicken, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 2 medium sized onions, 2 tomatoes, 2 cardamoms, ½ inch cinnamon, 3 screw pine leaves, 3 tablespoons ginger garlic paste, 2 tablespoons red chilly paste, 2 tablespoons cashew nut paste, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 1 teaspoon chicken masala, 1 pinch turmeric, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, oil for frying and salt to taste.

Preparation time :- 30 minutes Serves : - 2

HOW TO PREPARE : -

Take the chicken pieces and put it in a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon turmeric, salt to taste and mix it all up. Now take a frying pan and pour enough oil to deep fry and fry the chicken till its golden brown. Remove from flame and set it aside. Now in another frying pan pour some oil and bring to heat. When the oil is very hot add the cardamoms, cinnamon, screw pine leaves and chopped onions. Sauté till golden brown and then put the ginger garlic paste and chopped tomatoes. Add the chilly paste, turmeric, chicken masala and coriander powder and a little water. Stir well and add the tomato paste. Bring to boil and add the chicken. Simmer and cook till the chicken is soft and the gravy thickens and begins to give out a nice aroma. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.