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Tomato Chicken Curry Recipe

Tomato Chicken Curry

Dr. Monica
TOMATO CHICKEN CURRY is a mouth-watering curry made with a freshly prepared tomato-onion base which is mild and goes well with roti / steamed rice / pulao, etc.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients
  

For marination

  • 500 g chicken pieces with bone
  • ¼ cup curd
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • ¾ tsp salt

To grind

  • ¼ cup coconut pieces
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp cashew nuts

To make tomato chicken curry

  • 2 big onions (300g)
  • 3 big tomatoes (300g)
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 green cardamom pods
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 slit green chillies
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash and marinate chicken pieces with curd, salt, 2 tsp red chilli powder and ginger garlic paste and keep it aside.
  • Grind coconut, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and cashews into a fine paste with little water. Keep it aside. You can also soak them in warm water for 10 minutes prior for easy grinding.
  • Heat oil in a pan and saute onions are browned. Grind it separately after it cools down.
  • Blanch tomatoes and grind it separately. You can even blanch it using a microwave. If you are doing it on the stove top, bring water to boil and add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Grind it after it cools down. You can even use store bought tomato puree.
  • In a pressure cooker, heat oil and ghee. Add cinnamon, clove, cardamom, star anise and green chillies.
  • After it sizzles add onion paste and saute for a minute.
  • Add tomato paste and saute till oil separates.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala. Mix well till the raw smell of masala goes off.
  • Add marinated chicken pieces and mix well. Add ½  cup water and close the pressure cooker. Cook on high flame for 3 whistles for broiler chicken and 5 whistles for country chicken. Let the pressure release naturally.
  • Now open the pressure cooker and add the ground coconut paste. 
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Mix well and bring it to boil. Cook on high flame for 5 minutes.
  • Switch off the stove and serve hot !!
Keyword Chicken, Curries, Curry, Gravy recipes, Non vegetarian