Chicken Cashew Gravy

Ingredients

For Marination

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Chilli powder - 2 tsp (adjust according to taste)
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/6 th tsp

For gravy

• Onions - 2 (finely chopped)
• Tomato - 2
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Green Chillies - 2
• Cinnamon Stick - 1 (crushed)
• Cloves - 4 to 5
• Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 10 to 15
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing

To make paste

• Cashews - 12 to 15
• Milk - 5 to 6 tsp

Method

• Wash the Chicken thoroughly with salt.
• Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned in Marination part and allow to rest for 2 hrs.
• In a Pan/kadai, add oil.
• When hot, add cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves and fry for few minutes. (Do not overfry).
• Add half of the onion and green chillies, ginger garlic paste and fry till onion becomes translucent.
• Add the tomato and saute well.
• The other half of the onion and half of tomato, grind to a paste.
• Now add the marinated chicken, onion tomato paste, and start stirring in the gravy.
• Add the pepper powder and When the gravy becomes thick, you can add some water.
• Now add the cashew paste and allow to boil for 2 to 3 min.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
• Goes well with any kind of main dishes.