Chicken Curry with Panch Phuron*

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken cut in to medium pieces.
• 1 tsp Panch Phoron
• 1 1/2 " piece ginger
• 10-12 cloves garlic (small)
• 2 onions sliced
• 1 tomatoe chopped
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 7-8 pepper corns
• 1 1/2 tsp. coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds (saunf)
• 2-3 tbsp. ghee (butter) or oil
• Salt according to taste

 

Serve with

Serve with plain rice

 

Method

Blend ginger, garlic and to a fine paste.

Heat Ghee(clarified butter) or oil in a skillet and put the Panch Phoron for 1 minute

Add the sliced onions and fry the onions until golden brown.
Add chili powder and turmeric. Fry, for 2 more minutes.
Add the tomatoes and fry for another 4-5 minutes.
Add chicken and salt. Cook under low flame for 40-45 minutes till the chicken is cooked by covering the pan.
While the chicken is being cooked, blend cloves, pepper to a fine paste.
Add the above paste to the cooked chicken and bring to a boil. (Don’t add water while cooking)