Punjabi style chicken masala
Serves 4
Directions
- 1Marinate the chicken with lemon juice, turmeric powder, and salt.
- 2Heat vegetable oil and unsalted butter in a pan.
- 3Sauté the finely chopped onions, garlic, and ginger until cooked.
- 4Add the Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, cracked black peppercorns, and dry fenugreek leaves.
- 5Add the finely chopped tomatoes and cook until combined.
- 6Add the marinated chicken and stir well, adding a little warm water as required to help the chicken cook through without forming a heavy gravy.
- 7Stir in the sliced mild green chillies and fresh coriander leaves.
- 8Optionally, stir in the cold butter before serving and garnish with extra sliced ginger.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken
- 1/2 whole lemon
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 2 whole onion, finely chopped
- 10 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
- 2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 2 tbsp garam masala
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cracked black peppercorns
- 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)
- 4 whole tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 whole mild green chillies, finely sliced
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
- 2 tbsp cold butter (optional)
- ginger, sliced
- salt
- warm water
