Spicy Kadahi Chicken

Figure 1. During cooking kadahi Chicken. Mr. Mitra is trying his hands while cooking. Ingredients: Chicken leg pieces 1 kg Onion chopped – 300 gram Red chilly whole – 3-4 pieces Garlic chopped – 2 table spoon (tbsp.) Ginger chopped – 2 table spoon (tbsp.) Red chilly powder – 2 tbsp. or less according to your choice (say 1/1.5 tbsp.) Garam Masala – 2 tbsp. or less according to your choice (say 1/1.5 tbsp.) Haldi/Turmeric powder – 1-2 tbsp. Black pepper powder – 1-2 tbsp. 2 tsps. freshly ground black pepper (Lesser if u are sensible to pepper) Whole black pepper – 5-10 accounting to your taste Clove – 5-10 accounting to your taste Bay leaves – 2-4 accounting to your choice. Oil – 4 tbsp. (Lesser if you are oil sensitive.) Chili garlic (Sambal) sauce - 5 tbsp. Available at most Indian or Chinese grocery stores. Salt - 2 tsps. Or salt to taste Plain yogurt 4/5 tsps. Handful of chopped fresh cilantro Cooking: Take a large Kadahi and heat it and add 3-4 tbsp. oil. Once oil is hot add chopped onion , garlic, ginger, whole, pepper, whole-clove, bay leaves, whole red chilies and fry until onion become light brown, say 7-12 minutes depending on what kind of heaters you have. Now add chicken and keep on mixing with onions till u see chicken is wrapped with onions and now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, black pepper powder and keep on mixing for another 2-3 minutes. A nice brownish yellow color will come on chicken pieces. Add 1-2 tbsp. salt. Now add chili garlic sauce and keep on mixing now whole chicken will take red color. Keep at medium heat and cook with slow mixing for another 5 minutes. Now add 4-5 tbsp. plain yogurt to the kadahi and mix it properly. At this moment, if you want thicker gravy, add 1-2 tbsp. maida/white flour. Cook for another 5 minutes and then add some water around 1-2 cups depending on how thick gravy you need. Cook for another 5 to 7 minutes. Please remember to check for salt and garnish the kadahi chicken with lots of cilantro. Serve hot with parathas/rotis. Alternatively with boiled rice. Note: If you are not habituated with spices and hot dishes and still wanna try this, please alter amount of red chilies and garam masala. Add half or 1 tbsp. chili garlic sauce and remaining tomato puree or sauce. Still scared skip chili garlic sauce and tomato sauce. Still add more yogert. Well this recipe for everyone who want to try out. ----------- In hindi: मसालेदार कड़ाही चिकन