Shahi Chicken Gravy

Ingredients

• Chicken - 1 kilo
• Butter - be generous ;P
• Onions - 4 medium  size
• Tomatoes - 3 medium size
• Curd - 1 cup
• Tomato ketchup - 4 tbsp
• Green chilies - 4
• Ginger garlic paste - 3tbsp
• Red chilli pwdr - 3 tbsp
• Turmeric pwdr - 1tsp
• Garam masala pwdr - 1 tsp
• Coriander (dhanya) pwdr - 1 tsp
• Cashewnuts - 50gms
• Khas khas (white poppy seeds) - 50 gms
• Bay leaf - 2
• Capsicum sliced - 1 med size
• Coriander finely chopped - for garnish
• Kasuri methi - 3 tbsp
• Red food colour -  a pinch (optional)
• Salt as per tate
• Oil

Preparations

1. Marinate chicken with 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp red chilli pwdr, turmeric pwdr and salt. Heat 4 tbsp oil in a pan and roast the chicken for 10 mins.
2. Heat 2 small cubes of butter in a pan and add sliced onions and fry them until golden brown.
3. Dry roast khas khas (white poppy seeds) and cashew nuts and mixie it with little water to make a fine paste.
4. In  a blender add fried onions, tomatoes, curd, little butter, green chilies and tomato ketchup and blend it to a thick paste.

Method

1. Take a thick base cooking pot and heat 4 tbsp of oil and 2 small cubes of butter in medium flame.
2. Add ginger garlic paste, bay leaf and paste (4) and (3) mix well.
3. Add red chili pwdr, garam masala pwdr, coriander (dhanya) pwdr, salt, food colour , roasted chicken  and saute for 2 mins.
4. Add water according to the consistency required.
5. After 5 mins add kasuri methi, finely chopped coriander and butter roasted capsicum.
6. Cover the pot and cook the gravy on low heat until the chicken is soft and tender.

Yummmyyyy Shahi Chicken Gravy is ready for your tummyyyyy..... !!!!! :)