Kukhura ko Masu Ledo (CHICKEN with GRAVY)

Ingredients:

1 kg Chicken cut in to 2 inch Pieces

3 medium Onions thinly sliced

2 medium Tomatoes sliced

1 tea spoon Cumin powder

1 tea spoon Coriander powder

1 tea spoon Ginger paste

1 teaspoon Garlic paste

1 tea spoon Chilli powder

1 Bay leaf broken in to half

1 pinch Asafoetida

3 pcs. Clove

3 pcs broken Cardamoms

1 small stick Cinnamon

2 pcs. Red chillies broken in to half

½ tea spoon Turmeric powder

3 to 4 pcs. Black Pepper corns (Marich)

½  cup Mustard or refined Oil

2 table spoon chopped green coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Method:

1 ) Heat the Wok (karahi) and add oil.

2 ) Add bay leaf, cloves, asafoetida, cardamoms, cinnamon, red chillies, paper corns, let it crackle for about a minute.

3 )  Add onions; let it cook till onions are transparent.

4 )  Add chicken, fry for 5 minutes in medium heat.

5 ) Add cumin powder, coriander powder, ginger paste, garlic paste and let it cook for about 5 minutes stirring time to time.

6 ) Add salt and chilli powder and turmeric powder.

7 ) Add tomatoes; let it cook for 5 minutes.

8 ) Add ¼ cup water let it cook till it turns in to gravy and chicken pieces are cooked. Garnish with green coriander leaves.

9 ) Serve with Rice, Roti or Pulao (pilaf).