Rara Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken  - cut into pieces 1 kg
• Yogurt  (dahi) 1 cup (200 g)
• Salt - to taste or 2 tsp
• Oil 1 cup (250 g)
• Bay leaf (Tej Patta) 1
• Black cardamom (Badi elaichi) 1, seeds only
• Green cardamom (chhoti elaichi) 4
• Cumin (jeera) 1 tsp
• Coriander (dhania) powder 1 tsp
• Garlic paste 1 tsp
• Ginger paste 2 tsp
• Onion – chopped 1
• Ginger - shredded 2 tsp
• Chilli powder 1 tsp
• Whole red chillies (sabut lal mirch) 2
• Tomato - chopped 1 cup
• Turmeric powder (haldi) 1 tsp

Preparation

• Whisk together the yogurt and salt and marinate the chicken in it for an hour.

• Heat the oil and add the bay leaf, both cardamoms, and cumin.

• When the seeds splutter add the onions and sauté till light brown. Add ginger and garlic pastes and stir for 4 to 5 minutes.

• Stir in coriander, turmeric and chilli powder. Add the chicken along with the marinade, and cook over high heat to begin with and then medium, till cooked through, stirring a few times.

• Cook until tender. Add the tomatoes and chopped ginger and stir. Then add the whole red chillies.

• Stir fry till the chicken pieces are coated with the masala. Serve hot.