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Delicious and Easy Country Chicken Recipe

Anita Rodrigues
Delicious and Easy Country Chicken Curry Recipe is quick and easy to prepare with basic ingredients
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian Chicken Curry Recipe
Servings 4 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Country Chicken (marinate with salt and turmeric) with bones
  • 1 medium Onion, sliced
  • Whole spices - 1-inch Cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf add other spices of your choice
  • 4 tbsp Cooking oil
  • Juice of 1/2 a sour lime

Masala Paste

  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp Poppy seeds/Khuskhus
  • Whole spices (2 black cardamom, 3 green cardamom, 1 star anise, 1-inch cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 1/2 a mace, and 8 to 10 peppercorns)
  • 8 Dried Kashmiri chillies
  • 8 Garlic cloves
  • 1- inch ginger
  • ΒΌ of a whole dried coconut
  • 1 tsp oil for roasting the spices

Instructions
 

  • Start by marinating the country chicken with salt and turmeric and set it aside for at least 30 minutes.
  • Next heat a pan with 1 teaspoon of oil and roast all the spices under 'Masala Paste' until aromatic. Then grind them into a smooth paste with ginger and garlic.
  • Now heat a pressure cooker and add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil. Add in the whole spices and one sliced onion. Fry the onion, until it turns translucent.
  • Add the marinate chicken and fry 2 to 3 minutes on high heat. Then add the ground masala paste and continue frying for atleast 5 minutes.
  • Add a cup of water and put on the pressure cooker lid. Cook for 2 to 3 whistles on medium heat. Open the cooker only after the pressure is released and add juice of half a lime.
  • Serve with steamed rice or rotis.

Notes

  1. You will need a pressure cooker to cook country chicken
  2. Adjust spices to suit your taste
  3. Add whole spices of your choice
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