Chicken badaami

                                         BADAAMI MURG / CHICKEN COOKED IN ALMOND PASTE 

INGREDIENTS

• Chicken – 500 gms
• Badam / almonds – 10 nos
• Freshly grated coconut – 2 tbsp
• Onion – 1 big
• Roasted fennel [saunf ]seeds – 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Green chilli – 4 or 5 or as per taste
• Oil + ghee – 1 ½ tbsp
• Few whole garam masala – sai jeera, pepper, cinnamom , cardamom ,clove , star anise ,bayleaves
• Garam masala pwdr – 1 tsp
• Coriander pwdr – 2 tsp
• Curd – ¼ cup
• Kasoori methi – 1 tsp
• Fresh cream 1 or 2 tbsp for garnish
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION

1. Clean ,wash and cut the chicken into small pieces.
2. Make a fine paste of onion + ginger + garlic + green chilli .
3. Soak the badam overnight, peel it and grind it with coconut + fennel seeds into a fine paste . Reserve few for garnish [sliver it ].
4. Whisk the curd.

METHOD

Heat oil + ghee in a pan, add the whole garam masala and let it splutter.

Add onion + ginger + garlic + green chilli paste and fry till oil  separates .

Add garam masala pwdr + coriander pwdr and fry for few seconds .

Add the chicken and mix well .

Stir fry on medium flame for 10 – 12 minutes till the chicken sweats [ leaves water ] and gets  cooked [ it will start browning ] .

Add the badam paste and mix well.

Add 1 ½  or 2 cup of  hot water + curd  and mix well.

Lower the flame and simmer for few minutes till the chicken is completely done.

Finally add the kasoori methi and mix well.

Off the flame and garnish with fresh cream and slivered almonds .

Serve hot with naan / jeera rice .

NOTES

1. Instead of fresh coconut we can use 5 cashew nuts or 1 tbsp poppy seeds .[ khus khus ]
2. You can soak the almonds in hot water or boil it for sometime or microwave it with water to save soaking time .
3. Instead of chicken you can try this recipe with paneer /mushroom .
4. You can also add coconut milk.
5. You can marinate the chicken overnight with the curd .
6. For yellow colour gravy add little turmeric pwdr .
7. For red colour gravy add chilli pwdr instead of green chilli .

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