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Chicken With Tomatoes And Garam Masala

Cuisine: Indian
Type: Chicken
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

5 tablespoons 75mlVegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlWhole cumin seeds
1   Cinnamon
6   Cardamom pods
2   Bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlWhole peppercorns
2 teaspoons 10mlOnions - peeled and minced (medium)
6   Garlic - peeled and minced
1   Ginger peeled and minced
6   Tomatoes* - peeled and finely (medium) chopped
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozChicken pieces - skinned
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlSalt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCayenne powder - to 1/2
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGaram masala

Recipe Instructions

* canned tomatoes may be substituted

Heat oil in a large, wide pot over a medium-high flame. When hot, put in the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leave, and peppercorns. Stir once and then put in the onions, garlic and ginger.

Stir this mixture around until the onion picks up brown specks. Now put in the tomatoes, chicken, salt, and cayenne pepper.

Stir to mix and bring to a boil. Cover tightly, turn heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir a few times during this cooking period.

Remove cover and turn up heat to medium. Sprinkle in the garam masala and cook, stirring gently for about 5 minutes in order to reduce the liquid somewhat.

Source:
Madur Jaffries' Indian Cooking

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