Indian cuisine with Joyita: Chicken Kosha

Chicken Kosha

Serving 4

INGREDIENTS: ( tsp = teaspoon // tbsp = tablespoon)

1 kg Chicken thighs
8 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chili powder
300 gm onion chopped
1 large tomato chopped
Salt & sugar to taste
½ tsp Garam masala powder
4 tbsp mustard oil
1 large bay leaf
4 cloves
3-4 green cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
Few Fenugreek or Methi seeds

PREPARATIONS:

Clean the chicken.

Take a large bowl and mix yoghurt, ginger&garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric & Kashmiri chili (paprika) powder and then add the chicken to the mixture and keep aside it for 45 min.

Heat the oil in a large wok and add 1/2 tsp sugar, 1 large bay leaf, 4 cloves, 3-4 green cardamom pods, 1 cinnamon stick, Methi seeds and fry till nice fragrance come from the whole Garam Masalas.

Now add onions and some salt to it and fry the onions. Fry the onion on medium high till the onion becomes golden brown.

Now add the marinated chicken and chopped tomato and lower the flame and cover with lid to cook the chicken till soft and tender. After 15-20 minutes open the lid and check the meat is cooked or not .

Cook the chicken till oil separates from masala. Then add 1 cups of warm water if required, to it and cook it for 15mins.

When the gravy thickens pour it into a large bowl and sprinkle some garam masala on it. (You may add 1 teaspoon of Ghee Or Clarified Butter to enhance the flavour, but this is totally optional)