Capsicum Chicken Curry Recipe

Capsicum Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

For Cooking Chicken:
Chicken - 1 kg cut into small pieces
Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn
Lemon Juice - 2 tblspn

For Masala:
Oil - 4 tblspn
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
Onion - 2 large chopped
Tomato - 3 large chopped
Green Bell Pepper / Capsicum - 2 large chopped
Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
Coriander Powder - 2 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Tomato Ketchup - 1/4 cup
Water as needed
Coriander Leaves a handful chopped finely

Method:

Take chicken with other ingredients in a pressure cooker, cook for 2 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.

Heat 2 tblspn of oil in a pan, add in onions and capsicum and cook for 5 mins. Add in tomatoes and cook for 5 more mins. Now cool this down and take it in a blender and make it into a fine puree.

Now heat 2 more tblspn of oil in a pan, add fennel and let them sizzle.

Add this ground masala and cook for 5 to 10 mins.

Add in spice powder, ketchup, salt and cook for 5 to 8 mins till you see oil separating from the mix and the colour will darken.

Now add in the cooked chicken along with all the water. Mix well.

Add more water as needed

Simmer this whole thing for 15 mins or so.

Add coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve.

Pictorial:

take chicken in a pressure cooker

add salt, chilli powder, garam masala powder

add lemon juice

mix well. Cover and cook

now it is done..set aside

prepare your veggies

heat little oil in a kadai. add onions and capsicum

cook for 5 to 8 mins

add tomatoes

cook till tomatoes are mushy

cool this mix and take it in a blender

puree to a smooth paste

heat some more oil in the same pan, add fennel seeds

add the pureed masala

cook till it thickens 

add spice powders

add salt

add ketchup

mix well and cook till the colour darkens

add in chicken with all the water

mix well

add more water as needed and simmer for 15 mins or so

add lots of coriander leaves

Serve