Creamy Kadai Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

For the marinade:

1 kg chicken
1 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp oil
Salt, to taste

For the paste:

2 medium tomatoes
2 green chillies
1 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
3 black cardamoms
3 cloves
1 cup water

For sauting:

2 large onion, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp ginger, finely chopped
3 green chillies
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp kasturi methi
1 cup cream

Procedure

1.Marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned and keep it aside for a while.

2.Grind all the ingredients for the tomato paste into a fine paste.

3.In a frying pan, shallow fry chicken pieces to light brown color.

4.In the same oil add onion, ginger and green chillies for sauteing and stir till onion turn golden brown.

5.Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and kasuri methi.Now add the tomato mixture and a cup of water.

6.Once it boils, add fried chicken pieces and mix everything together.

7.Add a little bit of salt if required.Pop the lid on and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.Once finished cooking, add a cup of cream to give it a rich taste.