Recipe of the day 28 May 09

[Arslan]

Chicken Sookha

Ingredients

• Chicken - 3 lb Cut into 1-2 inch pieces , (with some small cut bones in)
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• Red Chilli Powder - 2tsp
• 1 finely chopped green chilli
• 2 dry red chillies
• Salt - 1 tsp or According To Taste
• Haldi or Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
• 2" cube of fresh ginger peeled and Cut in to very small pieces
• Dhaniya Powder - 1tsp
• Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
• 5 tbsp.veg oil
• 1 onion - chopped
• 1 onion - cut in form of long pieces
• 1" stick of cinnamon
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• Cashew Nut pieces
• Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
• Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Method

• Clean the chicken pieces, wash thoroughly and drain the water.
• Marinate the chicken pieces with the mix (Red Chilli Powder, little Salt, Haldi, Ginger Garlic Paste) for 1 hour.
• Put Marinated Chicken in steamer & steam for 1/2 hour. Chicken should be well cooked leaving most of its oil in the steamers water.
• Heat oil in the pan add cumin seeds, onions, green chillies.
• Fry onions till it turn to brown colour.
• Add ginger and garlic paste, Dhaniya Powder , bay leaves, Cashews, Salt, Chilli Powder, chopped green chillies ,Dry red Chillies, ginger pieces & fry for few more minutes.
• Add the marinated steamed chicken and fry for sometime. Do not add any water.
• Stir it, cover the pan and let it cook for 15 minutes.
• Remove the cover of the pan and garnish it with coriander leaves & lemon juice
  

[naz]

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[sheem]

[Sadaf Gondal]

yummy