Red Hot Tomato Chicken

Ingredients

• • Chicken (cut into 6-8 pieces) - 800 grams
• • Red chilly paste - 1 tablespoon
• • Garlic-ginger paste - 2 tablespoons
• • Vinegar - 3 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil - 5 tablespoons
• • Onion (chopped) - 1
• • Tomato puree - ½ cup
• • Mint leaves/Pudinas (finely chopped) - 2 tablespoons

Method

• 1. Marinate chicken with red chilly paste, garlic-ginger paste, vinegar and salt.
• 2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add onions. Cook till they slightly change colour.
• 3. Add the chicken pieces and cook on medium flame till chicken changes colour.
• 4. Add tomato puree. Cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
• 5. Add ¾ cup water. Pressure cook to give 2 whistles.
• 6. Drop the pressure by putting cold water on the lid of the cooker. Open the lid.
• 7. Return to fire. Add pudina leaves. Cook till the masala coats the chicken pieces.
• 8. Garnish with some pudina leaves. Serve hot.