Monday, July 7, 2008

Hot Chicken Curry with Just ONE Serrano Pepper

This is Extra-Hot chicken curry with few easy cooking steps...Use of just ONE Serrano pepper and few Indian spices make this curry extra zesty and spicy.


Ingredients:-
  1. 1.5 pounds of boneless and skinless chicken cut into one inch squares.(that is two full size chicken breasts)
  2. 8 cloves of Garlic.
  3. 1 inch piece of Ginger.
  4. 1 extra large onion.
  5. 2 stems of fresh curryleaf.
  6. Cilantro.
  7. 4 table spoon cooking oil.
  8. One fully grown Serrano pepper.
Spices Required:-
  1. 2 Tea-spoon Cumin seeds.
  2. 12 cloves.
  3. 2 small size bay leaf.
  4. 2 inch cinnamon stick.

    Finely powder above spices. (Use coffee grinder or desi mixer for best result)
Preparation Method:-
  1. Use bigger and thick gauge non-stick pot. Add 4 Table-spoon cooking oil. Add one extra-large size cut onion.Fry for 4 minutes on high heat.
  2. Reduce flames for medium low. 8 Big size of Garlic cloves , One inch piece of ginger and One Serrano pepper crush to fine paste and add to Onion. Fry for two minutes.
  3. Add powdered spices and fry for one minute.
  4. Add cut chicken pieces and fry for 2 minutes. Let all chicken pieces get coated with Masala.Add Salt.
  5. Add half cup of water and close the lid. Let it cook for 6 minutes on Medium-high heat.
  6. Remove the lid and increase the flames to High-Heat.
  7. Add two stems of curry leaf and handfull of cut cilantro. Keep stiring till all the liquid gravy evaporates. Shut off gas when nice shiny thick gravy froms around Chicken pieces..... Your HOT Chicken curry using just one Serrano pepper is ready...

    NOTE:- You may replace serrano with Habanero. Also use whole chicken instead skinless boneless breasts ...but give smaller cuts to pieces and increase cooking time at step 5. One Single serrano peppar will give very strong heat but just see you choose righly grown pepper.

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