Cashew chicken

Cashew chicken

Ingredients

Chicken                      -1/2kg

Tomato                       -1

Green chili                  -2

Chili powder               -1/2 to 1tsp
Kashmiri chili powder-1/2tsp

Coriander power         -21/2tbsp

Cumin powder            -1/2 tsp

Garam powder            -1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste     -1tbsp

Whole garam              -for tempering

Oil                              -3 tbsp

Salt                            -to taste

For grinding

Cahew nuts                    -15 to 20

Onion                             -1

Khus khus /poppy seeds-1tsp

Method 

• Heat a tsp of oil in a pan add the chopped onion and fry until the color changes.

                              

• Take little amount of hot water and add cashew nut and poppy seeds and soak them for 10 minutes.
•  add the cooked onion,cashew,poppy seeds into the blender and make a fine paste. 

                

•  Heat the oil in a pan add whole gram and add ginger and garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes off .   

                              

• add spice powders and fry for a mintue. 

                             

                                     

•  Then add tomato  and green chili and saute well.

                                    

• Then add chicken and salt  mix well and cook.

                                 

• When chicken is half cooked  add the ground paste and little water (if you desire you can add more water for loose consistency)

 

•  stir and cook until chicken is fully cooked and gravy gets thick.

                      

• Garnish with coriander leaves .
• Serve with chapathi/naan.