Chicken Vindaloo

CHICKEN VINDALOO

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken breast fillets cut into small pieces – 1kg
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Red Onion sliced thin – 2 cups
• Tomato (pulp removed and chopped finely) – 1/2 cup
• Tomato ketchup – 2 dsp
• Vinegar – 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
• Garlic cloves sliced thin- 16 -18 small ones
• Ginger sliced thin – 1 dsp
• Sugar – a pinch
• Oil – 1/4 cup
• Salt – as needed

For Grinding :-

• Paprika /Kashmiri Chilli powder- 2 dsps
• Ginger cut into juliennes – 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds (Uluva) – 1/2 tsp
• Garlic cloves small – 10

Soak the above ingredients in 1-2 tsps of water and grind to a smooth paste.Keep it aside.

METHOD:

1. Heat oil in a deep pan and pop the mustard seeds.Add onion into it saute until transparent.
2. Add turmeric powder and fry for a while 
3. Add chopped tomatoes followed by tomato ketchup.
4. Fry it well in medium heat until oil starts to separate.
5. Add the ground paste into it and fry it again for few minutes until they are well blended and oil separates.
6. Throw in the chicken pieces ,mix well
7. Add the 2tbsps of vinegar and salt into it. 
8. Cover it with a lid with some water in it and cook it gently in a medium heat stirring in between
9. When the chicken is done,add garlic and ginger slices into it and mix gently.
10. Remove the lid .Continue cooking in medium heat until gravy starts to thick.
11. Add the rest of the vinegar and sugar,mix well and turn off the heat.
12. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.