HOT AND SPICY CHICKEN (MAHARASHTRIAN STYLE) RECIPE

HOT AND SPICY CHICKEN
(MAHARASHTRIAN STYLE)

Ingredients
Chicken with bone ( Desi /Broiler) 500gm
Ginger garlic paste 4tbsp
Tomato finely chopped 1
Red chilly powder (Degi Mirch) 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Marathi garam Masala / Goda masala 2 tbsp
(check next recipe for garam masala))
Oil 150 ml

For Roasted Brown PasteOnion chopped lenghthwise 2
Poppy seeds (Khus Khus) 2 tbsp
Dried desiccated coconut 2 tbsp
Coriander seeds 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tsp
Black pepper 4-6

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan add all the brown paste ingredients, except coconut.
Stir fry for 5-7 min or till brown in color, add desiccated coconut fry for another 1 min
Cool it and make very fine paste in grinder by adding 100 ml water. Keep it aside
In another pan heat oil till smoky, lower the flame
Add ginger garlic paste, mix for 30 seconds.
Add red chilly powder mix well, add tomatoes cook for 1 min
Add roasted paste stir fry for 5 min or till oil leaves the side
Add clean washed chicken and Marathi garam masala / goda masala mix well.
Cover the pan and simmer on low flame (8-10 min for Broiler chicken) or (15 min for desi chicken. To save time cook Desi chicken in cooker till 1 whistle)
Open the lid add 300ml boiling water and cook till the chicken is tender
The final consistency should be thin gravy
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Serve with roti and rice.
Note: Same recipe can be made with mutton