Kadai Chicken

Kadai Chicken is one of the easiest and tastiest recipes. This north Indian dish carries the wonderful flavor of capsicum that takes chicken to an altogether different level. 

Kadai means wok which is used in the Indian kitchen to prepare various dishes. Chicken is cooked along with capsicum and other spices in the kadai. This mildly flavored dish can be altered as per your palette. I have added cream in this dish. You can add cashew nut paste or even milk. Serve it with naan, roti or even rice.

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken with bone or boneless

3-4 large onions

3 large tomatoes

1 tbsp cumin seeds

3-4 cloved garlic, crushed

1 inch ginger, crushed

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed

1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

1 large capsicum, sliced

3-4 green chillies, slit

3-4 tbsp cream

1 tsp kasoori methi, crushed

Salt to taste

Method:

1.       Add onions in a blender and grind coarsely. Keep aside.

2.       Take oil in kadai or wok. When it heats up, add the cumin seeds. Let them crackle. Now add the coarsely grinded onions. Sauté till brown.

3.       Now add crushed ginger, garlic and slit green chillies. Sauté for another 2 minutes.

4.       Add finely diced tomatoes along with crushed coriander powder, turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder and salt. Sauté till the oil seperates.

5.       Now add chicken and sauté with the mixture for 15-20 minutes. Add some water and cover. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes till the chicken is properly cooked.

6.       Now add sliced onions and capsicum. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Pour in the cream. Simmer for 5 minutes.

7.       Garnish with kasoori methi and garam masala powder. Serve hot with roti, naan or rice.