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This dish will take very little of your time. You can cook it in stages. Just the same, the chicken masala still tastes delicious.
Serves: 6 Persons
Prep. Time: 20 Mins. + 2 hrs. to overnight (marination)
Cooking Time: 5 Mins. (active) + 40 Mins (passive)
Ingredients:
- Chicken – 900 gms.
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 2 tsp.
- Limes – 2
- Ginger-Garlic Paste – 2 tsp.
- Curds – ½ cup
- Bayleaf – 2
- Oil – 3 tbsp.
- Salt – 1 ½ tsp. or to taste
For the Masala Paste:
- Coconut (grated) – 4 tbsp.
- Onion (chopped) – 2 medium
- Tomato (chopped) – 1 big
- Green Corriander – ¼ cup
- Ginger – ½ inch
- Garlic – 6 cloves
- Green Chillies – 2
- Corriander Seeds – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Cloves – 2
- Green Cardamom – 2
- Pepper Powder – ½ tsp.
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp.
Step 1: Marinate the chicken with salt, juice of 1 lime, ginger-garlic paste, bay leaf, curds and chilly powder for 15 minutes. Also add the bay leaves.
![Preparation of Chicken Masala](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chichen-masala-01.jpg)
Step 2: Grind the ingredients for the masala paste to a fine paste using a little water.
Step 3: Add the paste to the pre-marinated chicken and marinate for another 2 hours.
![Preparation of Chicken Masala](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chichen-masala-02.jpg)
Step 4: Heat the oil in a pan. Add the chicken and stir on high heat for 5 minutes. Add ½ to 1 cup warm water depending on how thick you want the gravy. Cover and cook for 35 to 40 minutes till the chicken is cooked.
![Preparation of Chicken Masala](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chichen-masala-03.jpg)
![Preparation of Chicken Masala](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chichen-masala-04.jpg)
Garnish with chopped green corriander and serve hot with chappatis, rotis, naans or a side dish with rice.
![Preparation of Chicken Masala](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chichen-masala-05.jpg)
when do you add the bay leaves?
Thank you for bringing it to our notice. We’ve updated the recipe. Thanks again.