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