Tandoori Chicken Gravy

Serves : 4-5

Cooking time : 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Step 1

1. Boneless Chicken 750 grams ( cut into small chunks)
2. Ginger garlic paste 1 Tspn 
3. Black pepper powder 1 Tspn
4. Ginger garlic paste 1 Tspn
5. Soya sauce 1/2 Tspn
6. Vinegar 1Tspn
7. Red food color a pinch
8. Tandoori chicken masala 1 Tspn
9. Yogurt 1 Tbspn
10. Salt to taste

Step 2

1. Onions 2 medium sized
2. Tomato 1 big
3. Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
4. Almonds 1/4 cup

Step 3

1. Curry leaves handful
2. Green chillies 10
3. Yogurt 200 Grams
4. Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 Tspn
5. Turmeric powder 1/2 Tspn
6. Tandoori masala powder 1 Tbspn
7. All spice powder 1/2 Tspn
8. Fresh fenugreek leaves few / Kasuri methi 1 Tspn
9. Lemon 1
10. Coriander and mint leaves for garnishing
11. Butter 1/2 cup

Method

• Marinade the chicken with step 1 ingredients and leave aside for an hour.
• Shallow fry the chicken to almost done and keep aside.Take a heated coal piece, smoke the chicken to give a smoky flavor.
• Saute onions and tomatoes in some oil and make a paste by adding almonds and cashew nuts. Keep aside.
• Heat a pan add around 2 Tbpns of oil and saute the green chillies with curry leaves.
• Add the 1/2 tspn of ginger garlic saute for a few seconds and add in the ground paste. 
• Keep frying , on low heat. Add salt, all spice powder, kashmiri red chilli powder,turmeric powder, tandoori masala powder, Black pepper powder.
• Add some yogurt, butter and fry the masala till oil butter starts leaving sides.
• Finally add the chicken pieces with some water and fenugreek leaves.
• Cook for 5-10 minutes, finish off by adding some fresh lemon juice and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.

• Serve hot with butter nan.