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Curry Kya Baat ( chicken curry cooked in a fragnant broth of curd and curry leaves)

With the last week gone in a jiffy, Sunday morning found me tired, sleepy and reluctant to get out of bed. I woke up around 1 p.m. in the afternoon and the first thought in my mind was ," what should I give for lunch tomorrow to hub?" (Uugghhhh)... Anyways calming myself down with some chamomile tea (it was too early for vodka), I began rethinking easy recipes... 

 Now to be honest vegetarian lunch boxes are a no-no for me as my hubby hates them.The day he eats veg, he looks at me as if I'm punishing him for something he did, which he doesn't remember but I do! So you can guess my dilemma when I have to cook innovative non-vegetarian fare because there's only so much butter chicken a man can eat.

 So there I was, staring clueless at the wall, when it hit me..bamn! Why not take some help from our wonderful south and make a beautifully light but fragrant chicken curry.

 So here it is guys... chicken curry cooked in a mildly spicy chicken curry with curry leaves and curd.
Bon Appeťiť.

 Cooking Time:25 mins            Prep. Time: 15 mins                         Serves: 2

 Ingredients:

 * Chicken: 400gms boneless (marinated in 1 tspn.salt, 1 tsp. turmeric powder, 2 tbspn.vinegar, 1tbspn.curd)
* Curd: 1/2 cup                  
* Onion paste: 4 tbspn.
* Ginger garlic paste: 1 tsp.each
* Tomato puree: 3 tsp.       
* Sugar/ Salt: to taste
* Chicken stock: 1 cup.

* Refined oil: 4 tbspn.

Method :

1. Add oil in a wok or frying pan and let it heat. Once hot reduce the heat to medium and shallow fry the chicken till they are cooked and attain a beautiful golden color on both sides. Keep aside.
                           
2. In the same oil, add a couple of curry leaves and once it releases its fragrance, add the onion, garlic ginger paste, and fry till the paste is cooked and the oil separates.

3. Add the tomato puree and stir fry for 1 min.

4. Add the curd, salt, sugar and mix it thoroughly. Once the curd releases water, add the chicken stock and let the gravy come to a boil.

5. Add the chicken pieces, cover and cook till desired gravy consistency is reached and chicken is cooked.






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