Chicken Anardana - SK Khazana

Ingredients list for Chicken Anardana - SK Khazana

• 750 grams Chicken on the bone cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup Dried pomegranate seeds (anardana) soaked for ½ hour
• 4 tablespoons Mustard oil
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 large Onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
• 3-4 Green chillies slit into half
• 2 medium Tomatoes finely chopped
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
• for garnish coriander leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Coriander powder
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
• 2-3 tablespoons Yogurt

Method

1. Grind dried pomegranate seeds with ½ cup water into a smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Tear bay leaf and add along with onion and sauté till it turns light golden. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add green chillies, tomatoes and salt, mix well and sauté till the tomatoes turn soft and pulpy.
4. Add the ground paste and mix well. Add crushed black peppercorns, coriander leaves, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cumin powder, mix well and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add yogurt and mix well. Cook for a minute. Add chicken and salt and mix well.
   Cover the cooker and cook under pressure till 2 whistles are given out. Allow the pressure to reduce completely.
6. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.