Flavoured Spice Chicken

Ingredients

• • Chicken (cut into 8-6 pieces) - 800 grams

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Saunfs/Aniseeds - 2 tablespoons
• • Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
• • Saboot dhania/Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
• • Saboot kali mirches/Peppercorns - 6
• • Dalchini/Cinnamon stick - 2 inches
• • Laungs/Cloves - 6

Other Ingredients

• • Oil - 4 tablespoons
• • Sugar - ½ tablespoon
• • Hings - ½ teaspoon
• • Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Curd (thick) - ½ cup

Method

• 1. Dry grind saunf, jeera, saboot dhania, saboot kali mirch, dalchini and laung to a powder. Keep aside.
• 2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
• 3. Add hing powder and sugar. Stir till brown.
• 4. Add the chicken pieces and cook on high flame till chicken changes colour and turns brown.
• 5. Do not overlap the pieces to brown the chicken well on both sides.
• 6. Add chilly powder, freshly ground spice powder and salt. Stir.
• 7. Add the dahi. Stir and add ½ cup water. Pressure cook to give 2 whistles.
• 8. Remove from fire. Drop the pressure immediately after the second whistle by putting some cold water on the lid of the cooker.
• 9. Keep the cooker on fire again, without the lid and dry the excess water till the masala coats the chicken pieces.
• 10. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.