Tomato Chicken

Chicken Tomato goes well as a dinner recipe, surely the recipe is liked in India but specially found in hotels because the look of the recipe is great, so lets prepare Tomato Chicken.

Ingredients

1. Chicken- 1kg, cut into medium sized pieces


2. Tomatoes- ¾ kg, mashed into a fine paste


3. Big onions-1/4 kg, finely chopped


4. Ginger-100g


5. Garlic-50g


6. Green chillies- 4 nos


7. Ground masala – 3 tbsp(includes cinnamon, clove, bay leaves. Instead you can add any chicken masala available in shops)


8. Coriander powder- 1 tsp


9. Chilly powder- 1 tbsp


10. Garam masala- 1 tsp


11. Coriander leaves- to taste


12. Cashew nuts- to decorate


13. Raisins- to decorate


14. Cream- ½ cup – Optional


15. Curry leaves- few


16. Cooking oil- two tbsp


17. Salt-to taste
    

Preparation

1. Grind garlic and ginger separately and keep aside.


2. Mash tomatoes into a fine paste.


3. Heat oil in a pan and add cut onions, ground ginger, garlic, curry leaves, green chillies and sauté till the oniond become light brown.


4. Add the ground masala, chilly powder,coriander powder, salt and sauté again for a short while.


5. Add pieces of chicken and mix well with the spices.


6. Then add the tomato puree.


7. Cover it and cook till chicken is done.


8. Do not add water.


9. Take it from fire when the gravy becomes thick.


10. Finally add 1tsp garam masala .


11. Add chopped coriander leaves.


12. Stir in cream (instead thick milk can be added).


13. Fry cashew nuts and raisins and decorate the dish with that.


14. Let the tomato gravy be too thick when you finish cooking, then the cream will make it smooth.


15. If properly done the dish will look reddish brown in colour. Use semi ripe tomatoes.