Masala Chicken

Ingrediënten

• 500 gram chicken — breast pieces recommended
• 300 gram mustard oil — or refined oil
• For Masala
  7 pieces cardamom
• 3 pieces cloves
• 2 pieces cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• For Curry
  400 gram onion
• 6-7 pieces green chilli
• 200 gram tomato
• 100-150 gram capsicum
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 200 gram garlic
• 50 gram ginger — printed as '50 drams' in source, likely a typo for grams
• potatoes — optional, not mandatory

Materiaal

• frying pan
• blender
• gas oven or induction cooker

Bereiding

1. 1

   Wash the chicken very well. Then keep it in a dish and drain all the water from the dish. Wash all the vegetables that are essential for the dish preparation.

2. 2

   Cut the veggies well; chopped onion is much better for this recipe. Cut the capsicum into small pieces to add richness. Cut all the chillies into two pieces to make the dish spicier.

3. 3

   Wash the tomato and make a paste using a blender (optionally add a pinch of black pepper and salt). Make the ginger and garlic paste in a blender.

4. 4

   Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder, 1 tablespoon of ginger and garlic paste, and half a tablespoon of lemon extract. Marinate the chicken for 1 hour.⏱ 60 min

5. 5

   After washing the potatoes, cut them in half. Fry them lightly in 4-5 tablespoons of oil in the pan (deep frying is not needed).