Wednesday, February 23, 2011

My secret chilli chicken recipe (Close in taste to the one you get at Nagarjuna restuarant, Bangalore)

Ingredients:

Anaheim chillies- (the big chillies used for making bajjis) - 5
Onions - a cup, thinly sliced
Green chillies - (depends on how spicy you want it - 18. 9 coarsely crush, and 9 cut long)
Chicken - use boneless thigh  and wing pieces - 1/2 or less than 1/2 a kg
1/2 spoon dhainya powder
1/2 spoon garam masala
1/2 spoon ginger garlic paste
Lots of oil -- groundnut oil gives good flavor
Coriander, minced - 1/2 cup...and 1/4 cup for garnishing
1 tbsp lime juice
Tumeric & green tandoori coloring
Salt


Method:

In lots of oil, on very high heat, for just a few minutes, until chicken is golden brown, roast using some salt. Keep aside.
Deep fry anahiem chillies in oil - dip in very hot oil for 20 seconds and then grind into very fine smooth paste, or, roast in oven and then grind it.
In a pan, add onions and chillies, and fry for sometime. Then add the ginger garlic paste, the two powders, and minced coriander. After sometime, add the anaheim paste and salt. On very low heat, let this keep sauteing in good amount of oil for a very long time - 35 minutes. Then add the chicken, salt, turmeric, green tandoori color, and add more chillies, apart from the 18 chillies, cut long. Now cook on medium till chicken is done. Garnish with coriander and a tbsp of lime juice.

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