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Cream Chicken

Fit for the royalty, marinated chicken pieces in a luscious smooth, flavourful and rich gravy is truly a treat to savour. Buttery lacchaa paratha goes best with it.

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Main ingredients Boneless chicken, Fresh cream, Green chillies, Ginger paste, Garlic paste, Black cardamoms, Green cardamoms, Cinnamon, Cloves, Onions, Cashewnuts
Cuisine Indian
Course Main course chicken
Prep time 35-40 minutes
Cook time 30-35 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of cooking Easy
Others Non vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 500 grams boneless chicken, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • ¼ cup fresh cream + for garnish
  • 2 teaspoons green chilli paste
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 2 black cardamoms
  • 4 green cardamoms
  • 1 inch cinnamon  
  • 4 cloves
  • 1½ cups boiled onion paste 
  • ½ cup boiled cashewnuts ground into a paste
  • 1 green chilli, slit
  • Fresh coriander sprigs for garnish

Method

  1. Take chicken pieces in a large bowl, add green chilli paste, ginger paste, garlic paste and salt and mix well. Set aside for 15-20 minutes to marinate.
  2. Heat 2½ tablespoons oil in a non-stick pan, add black cardamoms, green cardamoms, cinnamon stick, cloves and onion paste, mix well and sauté for 2 minutes.
  3. Add cashewnut paste and salt and mix well. Add ½ cup water, mix well, cover and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring in between.
  4. Heat remaining oil in another non-stick pan, add marinated chicken and sauté on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Strain the sauce into the chicken pan, mix well, cover and cook on low heat for 8-10 minutes or till the chicken is soft.
  6. Add fresh cream and mix well. Switch the heat off.
  7. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with slit green chilli, coriander sprigs and fresh cream and serve hot. 
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