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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Maharashtrian Style Chicken

This is yet another recipe from Anjum's New Indian cookbook. Well, it was time for me to put that "Goda masala" to test and see how it fared in a chicken curry. Oh boy, was I blown away? My taste-buds were rejoicing all the while I was munching on tender juicy pieces of chicken that were perfectly spiced and cooked just right.
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Ingredients:
  • 6 Chicken Thighs with Bones, skinned and halved
  • 2 Small Onions, finely chopped
  • 2 Cocktail Tomatoes or any small tomatoes, pureed
  • 5 Green Chili, poked but left whole
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste (or) 1/4 Inch Ginger and 5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp Goda Masala powder
  • 1 Tsp Garam Masala powder
  • 1 Tsp Tamarind Paste (Optional)
  • 1 Tsp Cracked Pepper
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt as needed
For Marinating the Chicken:
  • 1 Tbsp Thick Yogurt
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Cracked Pepper
  • 1/8 Tsp Salt
Tool:
  • Cast Iron Pan
Procedure:
  • Marinate the chicken for 4 hours, preferably overnight, with the ingredients under "marinade".
  • Heat a tbsp of oil and brown the chicken. Set aside.
  • Add the remaining tbsp of oil to the same pan and brown the onions.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste a couple of minutes later and fry till it loses raw smell.
  • Add the pureed tomato, spice powder, mint and green chili along with a little water.Bring to a boil.
  • Transfer the browned chicken, salt, cracked pepper and lid the pan. Cook on medium heat for 7-8 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the tamarind juice/paste, if using, and cook for 5 more minutes with lid.
  • Remove the lid and keep stirring gently until all the moisture is evaporated and the gravy clings to the chicken.
  • Serve with a steaming bowl of cooked rice.
Enjoy!

25 comments:

  1. What yummy chicken dishes u have posted during the last couple of weeks CL...yumm!...Very tempting!...I am so bored of regular chicken curry...I will go ahead and try urs.....drooling!

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  2. delicious chicken...very tempting,lovely presentation...

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  3. Oh wow! Looks great. Amazing flavors. It must taste wonderful:)

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  4. Perfectly spiced chicken sounds just perfect to me!

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  5. மிகவும் அருமையாக இருக்கு...படங்கள் அழகு...

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  6. Gosh...I love chicken! And I love ur dish here, pass me some dear! hehehe ;)

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  7. Hey,

    That looks awesome...:)yumm yumm>>>:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  8. Hey,

    That looks awesome...:)yumm yumm>>>:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  9. Hi CL, I can completely relate to you saying bowled over by the taste. Goda Masala is something I use every day for my day to day cooking and I make it at home with my own recipe. This method of cooking using brown onions is somewhat like how people cook in Kolhapur side. Try this Goda masala in lentils for making dal, it tastes good surely.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  10. SIMPLEY YET ANOTHER FANTABULOUS RECIPE OF CHICKEN...

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  11. Mouthwatering dish, looks very tempting, thanks for sharing..will try soon..

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  12. looks sooooooooo yummmmm will def try it sometime

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  13. Your dishes are always so well flavoured.
    Another outstanding recipe ♥

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  14. Looks like the goda masala powder has several usages. This spicy, tangy chicken looks very tempting :) Thanks.

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  15. Hi Cool
    Your Chicken is so temptingly spicy and yummy . I must try your method at least once and report to you.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  16. This is too good..can imagine myself having this with Rice alone..yumm..

    Cheers,
    Reshmi

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  17. looks great! yes, i have been waiting to try the same recipe too :)

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