Chicken Gravy

Ingredients

250 gm boneless chicken pieces

2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
2 tablespoon yogurt / curd/ dahi
1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon jeera powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
6-7 garlic cloves
6-7 whole Kashmiri Red chilies
2 tablespoon oil
Few fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
Salt to taste

Instructions
1. Rinse the chicken pieces in water for 2-3 times and then put them in a big bowl.
2. Add all the spices, such as 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon jeera
powder and salt to taste.
3. Mix it well and then add about 2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste and 2 tablespoon yogurt.
4. Cover the chicken and Keep this marination aside at least for 30-40 minutes. You can keep the
chicken in refrigerator as well.
5. Lets start making gravy now, for that, take about 6-7 cloves of garlic and 6-7 whole Kashmiri
red chilies. Put them in grinder and add about 4-5 tablespoon of water. Grind into a smooth
paste and keep aside.
6. Now heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add marinated chicken mixture. Cook the chicken for
2-3 minutes on medium flame. Cover the pan with lid and cook the chicken on low flame for
about 7-8 minutes and in between stir occasionally in every 2-3 minutes, so that chicken should
not get burnt.
7. Add prepared Spicy Red Gravy and mix it well. Cover the pan again with lid and cook it further
for 3-4 minutes on low flame, till the gravy thickens and raw flavor goes away.
8. When the gravy is little dried, check if chicken is cooked properly or not. If its undercooked,
add some water and cook it for few more minutes on low flame. Please note, chicken will keep
cooking further for few minutes even after you have switched off gas, so dont overcook your
chicken.
9. While cooking this chicken dish, keep checking the chicken, because sometimes it takes more
time and sometimes it takes less time to cook. Normally boneless chicken pieces gets cooked in
20 minutes.
10.
Cook till the chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired gravy consistency.When you
are sure chicken is properly cooked add some fresh chopped Coriander Leaves and cook it
further with covered lid for 1-2 minutes on low flame.
11.
Chicken Masala with Red and Spicy Gravy is now ready. Turn off the gas and cover the

pan with lid for 2-3 minutes before serving. This will help chicken and gravy settle down which
will give you better flavors.
12.
Chicken Masala with Red & Spicy Gravy is ready to serve with Roti or Steamed Rice.