Chicken Nawabi

Chicken Nawabi

Method

1. Clean and joint chicken . Wash well and drain .2. Grind together 15 gms of red chilli powder ,10 gms of dhania powder ,grlic and half of the ginger ,saunf and jeera .Mix with curds and salt to prepare a marinade and soak chicken pieces in the marinade for half an hour . 3. Soak cashewnuts in hot water and grind to a fine paste .4.Drain the chicken and cook on a skewer in a tandoor oven or over the sigree..5.Chop onions and tomatoes finely .Slice ginger to thin strips .Slit green chilies .Heat fat ,saute onions till they become pale brown ,add tomatoes ,ginger and green chillies ,fry for a couple of minutes .Then add cashewnut paste and the liquid in which the chicken was marinated plus the remaining chilli powder and dhania powder .Fry well. Add the chicken ,continue frying till the masala is cooked .6. Mean while make two extractions of coconut milk .7. Add coconut milk -check for seasoning ,add a few pieces of curry leaves and cook till the chicken is tender .Then add the roasted and powdered garam masala .Remove from fire .8. Heat ghee .Add mustard seeds .When seeds crackle ,add kasuri methi and curry leaves . Add to the chicken and mix well .9. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves .

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