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chicken masala served in a wok

chicken masala recipe, chicken masala gravy spicy curry

Asiya
Chicken masala curry is a yummy onion tomato cashewnut gravy which has been slow cooked by adding the tomato kaju puree into the chicken curry.
4.43 from 7 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course chicken
Cuisine Hyderabadi
Servings 4
Calories 123 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 750 gms chicken cleaned and washed well
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 2 small cinnamon sticks and 2 cloves
  • 4 onions (finely sliced)
  • salt - to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon roasted coriander seeds powder
  • 12-15 kaju/cashewnuts
  • 3 tomatoes (chopped)
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

Instructions
 

Step 1 (Making of puree):

  • Take a blending jar, into it add kaju/cashewnuts and make a fine powder of them.
  • Into it add chopped tomatoes and puree them finely.
  • Rest this kaju tomato puree aside.

Step 2 (Making of the curry):

  • In a wok add oil and heat it.
  • Add whole garam masala such as cinnamon sticks and cloves into it.
  • Add sliced onions and cook them until soft.
  • Add salt as per taste, mix and cook until the onions turn slight brown in color.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes to get rid of raw smell.
  • Add the washed chicken and roast the chicken until the color of the chicken changes.
  • Into it, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander seeds powder and mix well.
  • Roast the chicken by mixing on medium flame for few minutes.
  • Reduce the flame and cook the chicken for few minutes until oil starts separating.
  • Into it, add the kaju tomato puree, mix well.
  • Add garam masala powder, black pepper powder, mix and cook the chicken gravy for few minutes until oil starts separating on low flame.
  • Add freshly chopped coriander leaves and give a mix.
  • Cook the chicken until it turns soft for few minutes on low flame.
  • Lastly mix the chicken and its done.
  • Serve the chicken.
  • Enjoy it with rice or roti.

Notes

  • If one feels that the curry is too dry, then add some water to get a gravy form and cook for few minutes by covering the curry with a lid.
  • Adding water turns the dry curry into a gravy curry and it tastes awesome.
  • If one wants to make it spicy then add more quantity of black pepper powder while cooking the curry.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
chicken masala recipe, chicken masala gravy spicy curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 379mg11%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 771IU15%
Vitamin C 21mg25%
Calcium 35mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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