Raan - e - Murg

I got this recipe from my mom's recipe book. Its a dry chicken dish without gravy and tastes awesome.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Marination time: 30 minutes at least
Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

For marination

• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic  minced

For the dish

• 7-8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 1 cup onion paste
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• red chili powder as per taste
• 1 chopped green chili
• 2 tbsps chopped coriander leaves
• pinch of saffron
• 1 tbsp warm milk
• 1 tsp almonds(skin peeled and slivered)
• 3 tbsp oil
• cream to garnish

Mix all the ingredients for the marinate. Make small incisions(to let the marinate seep into the chicken) on the drumsticks and properly rub the marinate all over the drumsticks. Let them marinate for 30 minutes or more.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil and stir fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes. Now cover and simmer till done stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken and add rest of the oil to the same wok and brown the garlic mince. Add the onion paste. Cook till brown and add coriander powder, salt and chili powder. Add a tbsp of water to prevent the masala from getting burnt.

Add the tomato puree. Mix well and add green chili. Cook till oil separates and tomato is done. Now add the chicken. Mix well and add chopped coriander. Mix well and add the pinch of saffron dissolved in milk. Add the almonds. Give it a nice stir.

Garnish with coriander and cream. Serve hot. Enjoy!!!