Nilgiri Chicken

Nilgiri Chicken - Nutan Shenoy-Kini

Ingredients
Chicken – 1 kg ( cut into medium pieces ).
2 large onions ( finely chopped ).
6 tbsp. ginger – garlic paste.
2 tomatoes chopped.
1 tsp. lemon juice.
Curd – 1 cup.
Oil – 4 tbsp.
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp.
Salt to taste.
For Masala 1 :-
( Grind to a paste, after soaking for an hour ) :
Coconut- scraped – 6 tbsp.
Cashewnuts – 12.
Poppy Seeds – 2 tbsp.
Coriander Seeds – 4 tbsp.
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp.
Green Cardamoms – 6.
Cloves – 8.
Fennel Seeds – 2 tsp.
Cinnamon Seeds – 1 / 2 inch.
For Masala 2 :-
( Grind to a paste ) :-
Green Chillies – 20.
Coriander leaves- 1/4 cup.
Pudina ( mint) leaves.
Nilgiri Chicken - Nutan Shenoy-KiniMethod :-
1. Wash & clean chicken pieces. Apply turmeric, salt, le & wash after 10 minutes.
2. Marinate with curd, salt, green chilli-coriander-mint paste.
3. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add fennel seeds, fry till they turn red.
4. Add chopped onions, fry till golden brown.
5. Add chopped tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste & fry till tomatoes are mashed and the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
6. Add chicken pieces & fry for sometime.
7. Add the Paste 1, ground above with 3 cups of water.
8. Cover & cook till the chicken is tender.
9. The gravy can be thickish or dry, as per individual requirements.
10. Nilgiri Chicken is ready. Serve with steamed rice, roti & raita.