Chicken curry(Traditional odia way)....

Chicken curry cooked in traditional odia way....Its a little high calorific recipe....

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken-500 gm.
• Potato-2 medium size(wash,peel & cut into cube shape).
• Finely Chopped onion-5.
• Paste(20-garlic cloves+2 piece of ginger+some cumin seeds+6-red chili+1 medium size tomato).
• Curd-3 tsp.
• Bay leaves-2.
• Sugar-1 tsp.
• Red chili powder-1 tsp.
• Turmeric powder-1 tsp.
• Garam masala-1 tsp.
• Mustard oil-8 tsp.
• Salt to taste.

Pre-cooking:

• Clean well the chicken pieces & marinate with salt,turmeric powder,curd & 1 tsp mustard oil,keep aside 10-12 min.

PREPARATION:

• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan,add potato cubes,fry it till golden brown in color,keep aside.
• Again add remaining oil in same pan,add sugar for adding color in curry,when sugar turns golden brown,add bay leaves & chopped onion into it,when onion turns golden brown in color,add mixed paste,stir it.
• Add turmeric powder & red chili powder,mix well,add little water,when the water dries out & oil begins to appear from out of the masala,add marinated chicken.
• Mix it properly,stir it continuously 10-15 min.Then add fried potato & 2 cup water in to it,cover the lid,let the gravy boil 5-10 min.
• Open the lid,sprinkle some garam masala on the top & take off the fire.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves,serve hot with steamed rice/roti.