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Chicken & Dhal Curry. recipe
Ingredients for Chicken & Dhal Curry. recipe
?kg Chicken ?skinned & cut into small pcs. Wash, drain & keep aside; ?cup Channa Dhal (split yellow lentil); 2 med. Size Onions finely minced; Ginger paste ??tspn; Garlic Paste ??-3/4 tspns; 1 tspn. Mustard Seeds; a few Curry leaves; 6 dry Red Chillies ?deseeded; Salt to taste; chillie Pwd. ?- ?tspn; Corriander powder ?1tspn; Mango powder ?2 tspns; Oil-4-6 tbspns.; 2 med.size Tomatoes - finely minced; Garam Masala ??- ?tspns.
For Garnish:-
Chopped Corriander leaves ? tbspns
How to make Chicken & Dhal Curry.?
Wash the Dhal & cook till soft (say for 10 mins). Keep aside. Heat Oil in a vessel, when Oil is hot, add the minced Onions, dry red chillies, Curry leaves & Mustard Seeds, fry till Onions are transparent & the Mustard seeds crackle ?now lower flame & add the Ginger & Garlic Paste & fry for 2 mins, add Chillie Powder, Corriander Powder, Mango Powder & fry sprinkling a little water so that the masala does not burn ?fry till oil comes to the surface & a nice smell arises, at this stage add the chopped tomatoes & salt to taste mix well & continue to fry till the tomatoes are soft, now add the chicken pieces mix well & keep frying for about 8-10 mins ?aft this add the cooked Dhal & water mixture, mix well cove & leave to simmer for 5 mins (so that the chicken cooks) ?open & check if the chicken as cooked & the gravy has obtained its thickness ?Remove from heat, garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves & serve with Chappatties/Parathas or Plain steamed Rice.
Note: For a Variation.
You could add 2 boiled, skinned & cubed Potatoes too to the Curry ?this you could do at the stage when adding the Dhal.
This Recipe Submitted by :Pearl Subramanian
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