Quick and Easy Boneless Chicken Masala
This quick and easy chicken curry is rich, full of flavour and takes less than half an hour! It makes a great go-to mid-week meal for the whole family.
Ingredients
Whole Spice Mix
- 3 sticks Cinnamon
- 2 Green Cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Chicken Marinade
- 500 gm Boneless Chicken
- 1 tsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp whole spice mix
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
For Masala
- 1/3 cup Oil
- 1 large Onion finely chopped
- 2-3 Tomato puree
- 1&1/2 tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
- salt to taste
- 3 tbsp Thick Yogurt Full Fat
- Remaining whole spice mix
- 2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro/Coriander
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2-3 Green Chilies
- 3/4 Cup water
Instructions
Whole Spice Mix
- Make a fine powder of all the ingredients in a mixer grinder and keep aside.
For chicken marination
- In a bowl add all ingredients mentioned for the chicken marination and Mix well. Keep in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
For masala
- In a pan heat oil, add onions and fry until the colours changes to pink
- Add ginger & garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds
- Add Tomato puree, salt, red chilli powder and mix well. Bhonfy this masala on medium flame for 3-4 minutes
- Add yoghurt and cook for 1 minute.Next add in the remaining whole spices powder and water. Cover and cook until the chicken is soft
- Add lemon juice, finely chopped coriander leaves and green chillies.Cook for 3-4 minutes until you get the desired consistency. Add morr water if you don't want a thick gravy.
- Serve Hot with Naan /chapati or Ric