A very popular chicken recepie in SouthIndia, Madras Chicken is a combination of spicy and tangy chicken recepie.

Here I have added some of my own twists to the orginal recepie and sharing it here for my readers.

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Lets checkout the detailed recepie below 👇

Recepie:

Preparation time:15 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Serves: 3 to 4

INGREDIENTS:

For Curry paste:

• Shallots: 1 cup chopped
• Onion: 1 roughly chopped
• Garlic: 4 to 5 cloves
• Ginger: 1 small piece
• Dry red chillies: 2

For Gravy:

• Boneless chicken: 1/4 kg or 250g
• Green cardamom: 2
• Cloves: 3
• Tomato puree: 1 cup
• Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder: 2 tbsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder: 1 n 1/2 tbsp
• Garam masala powder: 1 tsp
• Curry leaves: few sprigs
• Salt: as required
• Coconut oil: 4 tbsp

PREPARATION:

• Blend together the ingredients listed under for curry paste. Set aside.
• Heat a wok, add oil. Add cardamom and cloves and toss.
• Add the ground curry paste and saute for 5 to 6 minutes, till the raw smell goes off.
• Lower the flame and add dry spice powders and mix well till oil separates.
• Add the tomato puree and cook for 4 to 5 mins.
• Add the chicken pieces and mix well with the masala.
• Cover and cook for 6 to 7 mins on medium flame.
• Remove the lid and saute on medium to high flame till the gravy thickens and finally add some curry leaves and mix.