Ever craved delicious spicy restaurant style chicken and never seem to get it right? Well, this finger licking spicy chicken will not only tickle your tastebuds but will also leave you satisfied. If spicy food is not for you, just reduce the amount of chilli powder I have used in this recipe. I made this during lockdown and recorded a step by step video of it too. The video has been recorded by me so its not very professional but the steps are clear.
Spicy Chicken Masala
Ingredients
- 1 kilo chicken (Skin off and cut into small pieces)
Marinade for chicken
- 200 grams plain white yogurt (dahi)
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste (Make a paste out of 4-5 cloves of garlic and 1.5 ” piece ginger)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (less if you want,)
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (Home made preferably. The link to my home made garam masala video will be at the end of the recipe.)
- salt to taste
For the Onion Paste
- 2 onions ( roughly chopped)
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
- 2-3 cloves
- 2-3 green cardamoms
- 4 tablespoons oil
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken preferably overnight and if not then just for a few hours.
Cooking the Chicken
- Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a wide pan and cook the tomato paste till well cooked ( see the video) and then add the marinated chicken and cook till the juices from the chicken dry out. Then add some chilli powder to taste ( i added kashmiri chilli powder, deggi chilli powder and red chilli powder) . Add the onion paste and mix well. Add salt and some water ( more water if you want more sauce) and cook till chicken is done.
- Delicious with rotis or rice