Chicken Rogan Josh

Chicken Rogan Josh -

The famous Kashmiri dish made with chicken.

Ingredients:

Chicken,Cut into 12 pieces on the bone - 750 grams
Oil - 5 tablespoons
Ratanjot - 1 inch
Cloves - 6-8
Black cardamoms - 4
Bay leaves - 2-3
Onions,sliced - 4-5 medium
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tablespoons
Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
Fennel seed (saunf) powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Green cardamom powder - a pinch
Garam masala powder - 3/4 teaspoon
Black peppercorns - 15-20
Salt - to taste
Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Method:

Heat 3 tbsps oil in a non stick pan. Add ratanjog and sauté till the oil becomes red. Remove the ratanjog and add cloves, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, bay leaves and onions and sauté till the onions are well browned.
Add ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, fennel powder, cardamom powder, ½ tsp garam masala powder, black peppercorns and mix.
Transfer into a mixer jar, cool slightly and grind with a little water into a smooth paste. Heat remaining oil in the same pan. Add chicken and sauté for 8-10 minutes or till golden.
Add remaining Kashmiri red chilli powder, remaining garam masala powder and salt and mix well. Strain the ground mixture through a strainer into the pan and mix. Add yogurt and mix well.
Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes or till the chicken is completely cooked. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.