Ingredients (Use Organic):
1 pound
chicken (with or without bones)
1
tablespoon yogurt
1/2
teaspoon pepper powder, coarse ground
3 medium
size jalapenos chili peppers
1
tablespoon fresh roughly chopped ginger
2-4 fresh
peeled garlic cloves
1
tablespoon roasted cumin seeds
8-10 mint
leaves
Salt to
taste
1
tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2
tablespoons oil or butter
1 medium
size onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves for garnishing
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves for garnishing
Preparation:
Step 1. Marination
Marinate chicken
in yogurt, pepper, cilantro leaves and 2-3 pinch of salt. Keep 1-2 hours at
room temperature or overnight in fridge.
Step 2. Grinding main ingredients
Grind jalapenos,
ginger, garlic, cumin, mint leaves and salt by adding lemon juice into the
mixture.
Keep the
paste aside.
Note: If you cannot handle spicy - hot food, use 1 or 2 jalapenos in the mixture. It also depends on the heat index of peppers. So be very careful!!
Step 3. Seasoning
Add oil
or butter in a pan.
Heat it
on a medium flame.
Add chopped
onions and saute for few minutes until light brown.
Add half
cup water. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Add jalapeno
paste, and mix well. Let it simmer on heat for 2-3 minutes by covering the lid.
Add marinated
chicken and stir well. Cook on medium to low flame.
(Note: if
mixture is too dry and sticking to the bottom of the pan, add half cup water)
Continue to
stir at regular intervals until chicken is well cooked.
Taste and
add more salt if necessary.
This dish
will be ready in 15- 20 minutes, garnish with fresh cilantro leaves or garnish
or your choice.
Have fun!
