Chicken Kosha

Spicy chicken with semi dry gravy.
It’s a pretty basic and simple chicken curry, but the approach gives it a whole different look and feels.
In this recipe, the ‘Masala’ gets cooked after the chicken unlike any other recipes.
It is very good option for party menu, pot luck or for any special occasions.
If you want to make your weekend or any day grand affair then this is perfect recipe to try.

Ingredients

750 Grams Chicken
2 bay leaves
4 dried red chilli/ green chillies
2 Pods whole green Cardamom
1/2 tsp sugar
2 cups Onion, finely chopped
1 Onion
4-5 Garlic
1 inch Ginger
2-3 medium tomatoes
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Kashmiri red Chili Powder
1 tbsp Meat masala
Salt To Taste
3-4 tbsp Mustard oil

Methods:

1. Blend garlic, ginger and onion to make a smooth paste.
2. Heat mustard oil in a kadhai.
3. When hot enough, add sugar. Let the brown fumes
4. Add crushed cardamom pods, bay leaves, dried red chili/green chillies slitted  and stir it in the oil.
5. Immediately add chopped onions. Saute the onions till golden.
6. Add chicken to it. Stir the chicken in the oil till the oil gets uniformly coated on the skin. 
7. Stir approximately about for 2 minutes.
8. Add turmeric powder to it. Saute for 5-6 minutes.
9. Add salt to it. Mix well.
10. Saute the chicken till the skin of chicken is golden brown. 
11. Add the ginger onion garlic paste to it. Stir the paste in and saute till the paste is almost incorporated with chicken.
12. Add coriander powder, red chili powder and cumin seed powder. 
13. Stir in the spices well and saute for 2-3 minutes. 
14. Add chopped tomatoes/ tomato puree to the chicken and saute.
15. Add meat masala and saute till you see some oil releasing from the sides. Keep on adding 1 tbsp of water while sauteing so as to prevent spices from burning and at the same time keep the water qty very less. This procedure should take about 10 minutes.
16. Remove from flame and cover the chicken.

Serve with simple pulao or spicy pulao, biryani, poori, paratha or plain rice.