KADAI CHICKEN

Ingredients :

Chicken - 500 gm

Onions - 2 (finely chopped)

Tomato (big sized) - 1 (finely chopped)

Capsicum (big sized) - 1 (Thin Sliced)

Green chilies - 2 (slit)

Ginger and garlic - 1 tbsp (minced)

Almonds - 15-20 (Soak in a water for 1 hour and grind to a smooth paste)

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Spices to dry roast and grind:

Dried red chilies - 6-7

Coriander seeds - 2-3 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Some black peppercorns

Method of Preparation

1. Dry all spices mentioned above on low heat until you smell nice aroma from them. It may take around 5 minutes.
2. Once spices cool down, grind them to a coarse powder. Now spicy and aromatic masala for kadai chicken is ready. Keep it aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, capsicum and saute till onion turn slight brown in color.
4. Add green chilies and ginger-garlic. Saute till raw smell from ginger-garlic goes away.
5. Then add tomatoes, ground spices powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste. 
6. Mix well and let the mixture cook until tomatoes get mashed up with onions. 
7. When you see the moisture is evaporated and oil starts to separate from spices, add chicken pieces and almond paste. Add little water if required. Mix well and cover the pan. Let the chicken cook for 10 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
8. Switch off the heat and garnish with some fresh coriander leaves (optional). 

Serve hot with any Indian roti or rice