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Ingredients for Country Chicken Curry:
Country Chicken (Desi Chicken), skin-on, curry cut pieces- 1 kg
For Marination:
– Salt- 1.5 tsp
– Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp
– Red Chilli Powder- 4 tsp
– Ginger Garlic paste- 4 tsp
– Lemon Juice- 2 tsp
– Groundnut Oil- 2 tbsp
For the Masala Paste:
– Coriander Seeds- 3 tsp
– Cumin Seeds- 2 tsp
– Sesame seeds- 4 tsp
– Mace (Javitri)- 1
– Kashmiri Chillies- 8
– Fresh coconut, grated- 4 tbsp
Crushed Spices for tempering:
– Green Cardamom – 4
– Cloves – 4
– Cinnamon – 2
– Black Peppercorns- 10
– Bay leaves, cut- 2
Other Ingredients:
– Onions, roughly chopped- 200 gms (2 large onions)
– Groundnut Oil- 4 tbsp
– Salt for seasoning- 1/2 tsp
Preparation:
– Marinate the chicken with items indicated. Mix well and set aside for 1 hr.
– Dry roast all the items for the Masala paste other than the fresh grated coconut on low heat for 2-3 mins. Remove onto a plate and allow to cool.
– To make the paste, add the roasted spices along with the fresh grated coconut in a grinder/blender jar and coarse grind it. Now add around 1/2 cup water and blend into a paste.
– Crush the whole spices roughly using a mortar & pestle.
– Roughly chop 2 big onions.
Process:
– Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add the crushed spices, give a stir. Now add the bay leaves and give a stir.
– Now add the roughly chopped onions and fry on medium heat for 7-8 mins till light brown.
– Add the marinated chicken, give a mix and fry on high heat for 3 mins. Continue to fry/bhunno on medium heat for another 2 mins.
– Now add the Masala paste, give a mix and fry on medium heat for 5 mins till it’s fried and oil separates.
– Now add 400 ml water, give a mix, season with 1/2 tsp salt and pressure cook for around 6 whistles.
– (On high heat till the 1st whistle-around 6 mins, and then on low heat for another 5 whistles. Should take around 20-22 mins
– In case you do not have a pressure cooker you could try to cook in a pan/kadai but will take a long time since the desi/country chicken is very tough and takes long time to cook.)
– Once the pressure is released, open the lid and check whether the chicken is tender.
– If not, pressure cook for 1-2 more whistles after adding little water if necessary.
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