Chicken Do Pyaza

Chicken do pyaza is a popular North Indian Chicken curry preparation. As the name implies the curry is spicy at the same time little sweet, creamy  and delicious.
Ingredients for marinating the chicken:

1. Chicken- 1/2 kg
2. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
3. Kashmiri chilly powder- 2 tsp
4. Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
5. Chicken masala powder-1 tsp
6. Lemon juice-1 tbsp
7. Thick curd- 1/2 cup
8. Salt-to taste

Other Ingredients:

1. Oil-2 tbsp
2. onion-2 medium
3. Tomato puree-of two big tomatoes
4. Salt-little
5. Sugar- 1/2 tsp

Ingredients for tempering:

1. Butter / ghee-1 tbsp
2. Green chilly thinly sliced- 2 nos
3. Garam masala powder 1/2 tbsp
4. Kasoori methi crushed- 1 tsp
5. Coriander leaves-1 handful
6. Fresh cream- 1 tbsp

Preparation:

• Marinate chicken pieces with the ingredients under marination for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan, saute onions until brown in color.
• Marinated chicken mix along with tomato puree.
• Add 1/4 cup of boiling water; if more gravy is required.
• Mix well and cover cooks for about 20 minutes.
• Add enough more salt and sugar.
• Now for the tempering; heat butter in another pan; add green chillies.
• Switch off the flame and add garam masala powder; kasoori methi and fresh cream; mix well and add it in to the chicken pan.
• Cook for another 5- 10 minutes until chicken pieces are cooked tenderly and oil floats on the top.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves on top and serve hot.

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