Highlight Recipe: Badami Chicken

TWCT is glad to publish today's highlight recipe, Badami Chicken by our talented home chef Shana Wahid from Assam, India. Sahana's Badami chicken has an interesting twist to give the nutty flavor and texture.

Recipe follows.

INGREDIENTS:

• Oil 1/4 cup
• Chicken 700 gm cut into medium pieces
• Onion 4 medium size, finely sliced
• Garlic N Ginger paste 1 n 1/2 tbsp
• Cardamom 4
• Cinnamon 1 inch
• Bay leaf 1
• Salt to taste
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1 n 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
• Almonds 15 soaked in water
• Khas khas 3/4 tsp (Poppy seeds)
• Curd 3/4 cup

METHOD:

• In a pan heat oil. Fry the onions till golden brown.
• The color of the dish is from the color of onions 
• Add Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bay leaf .
• Add the chicken pieces and Ginger N Garlic paste and salt.
• Fry for about 5 mins on high flame. Add cumin powder, coriander powder,red chili powder and fry for 5 more minute. 
• no need to add water as chicken and onion will leave water. 
• Make a paste of curd, almond and khas khas (Poppy seeds). 
• Add this paste to the pan. Stir and cover n cool until chicken is tender. 
• If required you can add water at this point as per your desired consistency.

Bon Appetit!

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