Kadhai chicken

There is a story behind me making the Kadhai Chicken. Last month we went for office lunch and had kadhai paneer, everyone loved it as it was finger licking good. Then and there I made my mind of making Kadhai Chicken someday. So here it is, home made yet restaurant taste alike Kadhai Chicken.

Kadhai Chicken

Ingredients: 1 kg medium to large size chicken breast pieces (with bone), 5 medium size onions cut into cube, 2 medium capsicum cut into cube, 2 tomatoes cut into cube, 2 tbsp garlic paste, 2 tsp butter, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp chilli paste, 4 tbsp curd, 5 tbsp refined oil, salt, turmeric powder, chopped coriander for garnishing.

Spices-  whole coriander 2 tbsp, whole black pepper 1 tsp , fennel seed 1 tsp, kasuri methi 1 tsp. Roast all these spices and then bled it all together.

Kadhai Chicken

Stage 1# Put a pan on the gas, add the oil and let it become hot. Add half of the onions and the whole amount of capsicum, fry till it in high flame so that the veggies remain crispy, later add half amount of the chopped tomatoes in it and fry for another few minutes and then keep them aside. 

Kadhai Chicken

Stage 2# Now add the remaining onions and saute until they become golden and tender, then add the tomatoes and fry for some more time. Add salt and turmeric powder. Now is the time to add garlic and chilli paste, and saute until the raw smell goes away, then add the curd and the half amount of the spices mixture that you made before hand. Saute it for few more minutes and then add the chicken pieces into it.

Kadhai Chicken

Stage 3# After adding the chicken pieces cook for few minutes in open lid and then add the remaining spices mixture. Close the lid and let it cook in a low flame for next 10 minutes. 

Kadhai Chicken

Stage 4# Open the lid and add water if required ( I did not add water as the curd and the chicken secreted enough water). Wait for few minutes until the water starts drying up. Then add some sugar and the fried onion, capsicum and tomatoes. Saute for few more minutes. and close the lid. After the chicken starts secreting oil add the butter and turn off the flame. Garnish it with some chopped fresh coriander and serve hot.  

Kadhai Chicken Garnished With Fresh Coriander Leaves

P.S#  you can add tomato puree in it to thicken the gravy. :)