Chicken masala is a grayish curry which is a best combination for any Indian breads ,it is a spicy curry prepared by grinding fried brown onion and added in the curry which gives a special taste to the curry,it is a easy to prepare recipe with simple ingredients yet delicious.    

Preparation time – 15 min

Marination time – 1 hr

Cooking time – 25 min

Serves – 8

Ingredients – 

For marination – 

Chicken – 1 kg

Curds/yogurt – 1 cup

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

To prepare curry – 

Onion – 250 gm

Garlic – 7 cloves

Ginger – 2 inches

Green chilies – 4 no’

Garam masala powder – 2 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

How to prepare chicken masala curry –

Take a bowl add washed and drained chicken pieces in it add curds/yogurt,lemon juice,turmeric powder and salt ,marinade for 1 hr

Take a mixer jar add ginger,garlic and green chilies and make a coarse paste without adding water

Slice the onion and fry till it becomes golden brown,cool it and make a fine paste and keep aside.

Heat oil in a kadai,add crushed ginger garlic and green chilly paste and fry for a while

Then add grounded brown onion paste,fry till the oil separates from it

Add all the spices except pepper powder and fry well

When the masala leaves the side of the kadai put marinated chicken pieces and  cook on a low flame.Close the lid of the kadai while cooking

Mix altogether and add water

Cook till the chicken is done ,finally add pepper powder when the curry becomes thick in consistency and turn off the flame

Transfer the dish to a serving dish and enjoy the dish with roti’s