serves : 5
Ingredients
For the Chicken Marination:
- 500-600 gms boneless chicken (preferably leg and thigh meat )
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
Remaining Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp butter / ghee
- 1 big onion sliced
- 5 big tomatoes
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp kasturi methi leaves
- 3-4 tbsp of cashew paste
- 1 tsp vinegar (optional) Or 1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
Method
- Take a pan and brush 1 tsp ghee on it and warm the pan a little.
- Then place the marinated chicken on it and let it cook on medium flame
- Flip the side only once the bottom side is done .
- Remove and keep aside.The Chicken should be 80% -90% done .
- In the same pan add the remaing ghee
- Then add the sliced onion and stir fry till the onion becomes translucent ( slightly transparent)
- Next add the chopped tomatoes and the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic goes
- Now add salt ,garam masala ,sugar and kashmiri red chilli and saute till the tomatoes become totally mushy .
- Then remove the masala from the stove and let it cool down a little .
- When the masala cools down put it into a grinder and make a smooth paste
- Strain the paste in a sieve and discard the skin,seeds of the paste .
- In the same pan add the butter and add the strained masala to the pan ,you can also add 1/4-1/2 cup warm water to it
- To this now add the crushed kasturi methi leaves and simmer the sauce for 5-7 minutes.
- Now add the cooked chicken to this sauce and cook for few minutes .
- At the end add the cashew cream to the chicken ,mix it in well ,cook on low flame till chicken is done .
- At this point you can taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, and you can add sugar or vinegar according to taste.
Method to make the cashew cream :
- Put the cashews in a bowl with 1/4 cup water and heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- This will soften the cashews
- When the cashews cool down add it to a grinder and grind it
- Then add the warm water gradually and make a smooth paste.
- Add a very tiny pinch of salt .
- Grind till you get a smooth creamy consistency without any grainy texture. At this point your cashew cream is ready
