
Indian Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
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10-12 pieces of chicken
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3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
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2 Medium Onions
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1/2 coconut paste (can substitute this with 3 tablespoons of dessicated coconut and 100 ml milk mixed in a blender)
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2 green chillies
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2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste (can make this with garlic paste, ginger powder and a bit of water)
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1 cup natural yoghurt
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1 Tomato chopped
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1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
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2 tsp Coriander powder
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1 tsp Cumin powder
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1/2 tsp turmeric powder
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1 tsp garam masala(hot spice mix) powder
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Finely chopped fresh coriander
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2 lemon wedges
How to cook
Marinated chicken
(Do this at least 1 hour before cooking or overnight in fridge)
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Mix together the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, half of the ginger garlic paste (1 tbsp) and lemon juice.
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Marinate the chicken for 1 hr or overnight
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After the chicken has been marinated
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Fry the onions till golden brown, add finely chopped green chillies and 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and keep stirring it till the raw smell vanishes
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Add coconut paste and cook for a few minutes untill it turns golden brown.
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Increase the heat and add the marinated chicken
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Let the chicken cook for few minutes and then add the coriander powder, cumin powder.
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Let the chicken lose all the moisture in the pan.
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Add the chopped tomato.
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Add 1 cup water to the pan.
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Simmer the chicken on low heat for 15 minutes.
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Garnish with freshly chopped coriander.
