Curd Chicken

Curd Chicken -

Chicken cooked in flavorful yogurt based gravy.

Ingredients:

Yogurt,whisked - 2 cups
Chicken,Cut into 12 pieces on the bone - 750 grams
Fennel seeds (saunf) - 1 teaspoon
Onions,sliced - 3 medium
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Green chilli,slit - 1
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Cashew nut paste - 1/4 cup
Saffron (kesar) - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Green cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
Fresh cream - 4 tablespoons

Method:

Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add fennel seeds and onions and sauté till onions are golden. Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilli, coriander powder and chicken pieces, mix well and sauté for four to five minutes.
Add yogurt and cashew nut paste and mix well. Saute for eight to ten minutes. Add two cups of water, saffron and salt. Mix well and cook for five to six minutes. Add the cardamom powder and cream, mix well and cook for half a minute. Serve hot.