Kashmiri Chicken

                 Kashmiri Chicken is one of the most delicious spicy Chicken recipe which is lovable most of the Indian. Last time one of my friend from UK came to India and said me this recipe is very famous in UK also. So today we will prepare this, Ingredients you needed

Ingredients:

1/2 kg broiler chicken (cut into medium sized pieces)
2 big onions (finely sliced)

8 to 10 cashew nuts ( paste)
4 to 5 dates or few raisins (paste)
10 to 12 Kashmiri chillies (whole)
2 inch piece ginger (ground to a paste)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1½ tsp orange colour
1/2 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 pieces cinnamon
4 to 5 cloves
4 tbsp oil
1 big tomato (made into a puree)
1 full pod garlic (ground to a paste)

2 cups hot water
finely chopped coriander leaves (to garnish)
Oil for deep frying the chicken pieces
Salt (as per taste)

 Preparation method

1. Clean and wash the chicken pieces.
2. Apply turmeric powder, orange colour and salt to chicken pieces.
3. Marinate the chicken for an hour.
4. Deep fry the chicken pieces and keep it aside.
5. Grind together Kashmiri chillies (remove the seeds), mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cinnamon and cloves to a fine paste.
6. In a heavy bottomed kadai lightly heat 4 tbsp oil.
7. Fry the onions on a low flame till they are golden.
8. Add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for few seconds (30-40 sec).
9. Add the tomato puree and cook for few minutes on a low flame.
10. Add the fried chicken pieces and mix gently.
11. Add hot water and cook on a low flame till the chicken is tender.
12. Add the cashewnuts and date paste and mix well. Simmer for five minutes.
13. Remove from gas and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with jeera rice, green peas pulao, hot rotis or nan.