Saturday, 24 May 2025

Hyderabadi chicken masala

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Ingredients

  • Chicken - 500 grams
  • Fried Onions -1 cup
  • Cumin seeds -1 tsp
  • Coriander seeds -1 tbsp
  • Cinnamon stick -2 inch
  • Cardamom -2
  • Nutmeg -  pinch
  • Fennel seeds -1/4 tsp
  • Black peppers -1/4 tsp
  • Cashews -10
  • Ginger -4 inch
  • Garlic cloves - 15
  • Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves
  • Green chilli -4
  • Dry red chilli - 4
  • Curd -1/3 cup
  • Red chilli powder -1.5 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Onion -1  
  • Leftover Oil of fried onion -1/4 cup
  • Salt to taste


Steps

Steps
Roast:

  • Cumin seeds -1 tsp
  • Coriander seeds -1 tbsp
  • Cinnamon stick -2 inch
  • Black pepper - 1 tsp
  • Sauf - 1 tsp
  • Cardamom -1 inch
  • Dry red chilli - 4
  • Cashews -10


Fry:

  • 4 inch ginger chopped
  • 12 garlic pod chopped
  • 1/2 sliced onion
Method:
  1. Dry grind the roast and fried stuff for 2 mins and then add water
  2. Wash and marinate chicken with below for 30 mins
    1. 1/3 cup curds
    2. 1/2 cup fried onions
    3. 1/2 tsp haldi/tumeric powder
    4. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
    5. 1/2 tsp salt
    6. 3 slit green chilli
    7. chopped corriander leaves
    8. 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
    9. 2 tbsp oil from fried onions
  3. In kadai add fried onion oil. 1 elachi, pinch of jaifal/nutmeg. Add the paste and 1/3 tsp haldi, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder. Mix and fry for 3 mins on low flame
  4. Add the marinated chicken and salt as required. Mix and cook on low flame for 10 mins.
  5. Mix cook for 5 mins. Add water if needed.