Thursday, July 3, 2014

Indian Istyle home made Chicken Stew - When you are bored with the same old Chicken Curry ;)

Indian Istyle home made Chicken Stew - When you are bored with the same old Chicken Curry ;)




Ingredients:

  • Chicken pieces (cut into cubes) - Boneless or With bones
  • Ghee (2-3 table spoons)
  • White Oil (1-2 table spoons)
  • Salt to taste
  • Cumin powder (1 table spoon)
  • Cumin whole (few)
  • Coriander powder (1 table spoon)
  • Turmeric powder (1 tea spoon)
  • Cardamum (few)
  • Cinnamon (few)
  • Cloves (few)
  • Bay lead (few)
  • Black pepper (powder or whole)
  • Green Chilli (two - slitted)
  • Carrots (cubed)
  • Beans (small pieces)
  • Potatoes (cubed)
  • Onion (Minced)
  • Ginger & Garlic paste
Marinate:
  • Marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric powder, little salt and ginger garlic paste and keep aside for 15mins or more

Ready to cook?:
  • Heat the pressure cooker on the oven and add ghee and little white oil.
  • Add in whole Garam Masala (cardamum, Cinnamon, cloves & bay leaf) and whole cumin seeds, till the seeds crackle
  • Add onions minced and the slit green chilli to the ghee and oil combo and fry till they the onion is light brown
  • Add the masalas to the onion - cumin, black pepper & coriander powder and fry on
  • Add the other veggies (carrots, beans & potatoes) and fry a bit more and mix everything well
  • Now add the marinated chicken and mix well and fry till the chicken is no more pink.
  • Add salt to the mixture
  • Now add water to immerse the mixture and close the cooker with the lead (You can add more water and make it more soupy :) )
  • Let the cooker have 4 whistles and then close the gas oven
  • Let the pressure out and then open the cooker carefully
  • Serve the yummy stew with bread or plain rice. Njoy your healthy Chicken Stew.


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