Methi Chicken

This is a north Indian dish.With chicken we can make many many dishes…………..This recipe was lying in my diary for a long time………..Once I was checking for a different recipe I got this one…………I made this and it was really good.In the original recipe it was written to fry the fresh methi leaves but that might make the dish sometimes bitter so I used kasoorimethi which gave the curry an excellent taste…………

Ingredients:

1kg Chicken
2 Big onions sliced
1tbsp Gingergarlic paste
1 big Tomato
½ cup Cashewnuts
1tsp Coriander powder
1½tsp Redchilly powder
½ tsp Turmeric powder
½ to ¾ tsp Jeera powder
½ tsp Garam masala powder
2tbsp Yoghurt
1½tsp Kasoori methi
½ cup water
Oil
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1.Clean the chicken pieces and drain out the water.
2.Heat oil in a pan put sliced onions and sauté till dark brown.Take out this onions and allow this to cool.
3.Now puree the tomato.Soak the cashewnut for 15 to 20 mins and make into a smooth paste.
4.When the onions are cooled blend them along with yoghurt into a smooth paste.
5.Heat oil in another kadai and sauté ginger garlic paste.when the raw smell is gone add the powder spices one by one and sauté till the raw smell goes off.
6.Now add the tomato puree and sauté till oil is seen.
7.Put the chicken and mix well with this masala and add little water and cook covered.
8.Add the onion yoghurt mixture to the chicken when the chicken is half done.
9.When the chicken is done add the cashew paste and mix well.
10.Off the flame when just starts boiling.Now add the kasoori methi just crush it inside the hand and add this to the curry.
11.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with nana or pulavu.