Spicy Maharashtra Chicken Curry

It’s a delicious dish and prepared using quiet a unique blend of spices. Its famous dish in Maharashtra cuisine and the specialty is “goda masala”

You can easily prepare this masala with your home ingredients. No need to take much time to make this masala. This gives nice and great taste to this dish.

This goes well with steamed rice/chapatti/ roti/naan/ fried rice/ghee rice…

Ingredients

Chicken – ½ kg

Finely Chopped Onions – 2

Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tsp

Chopped Tomatoes -2

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Garam Masala – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Goda Masala – 3 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

(For Goda Masala)

Grated Dry Coconut – 3 tsp

Chopped Onions – 1(big)

Ginger – a small piece

Garlic – 10 cloves

Chopped Coriander Leaves – 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

 (Goda Masala)

Heat oil in pan, add onions and fry till it turns golden brown color. Now add ginger garlic, grated coconut and fry for few minutes.

Then switch off the flame and let it cool down. Once it has done, grind it in a mixer with little coriander leaves, garam masala, and salt into a smooth paste.

Method

Clean and wash the chicken pieces and cut into medium sized pieces.

In a big bowl, add chicken pieces, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder,

garam masala powder and salt. Then keep it aside for 1 to 2 hours.

Heat oil in a pan; add onions fry till it turns golden brown. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 min on a low flame.

Add chopped tomatoes and fry well until it becomes mushy. Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder.

Then add the goda masala and cook for about 2 min. Now add the chicken pieces and mix well.

Keep cook until the masala mixed well with chicken pieces and then add salt and required water.

Cover and cook for about 15 to 20 min on low flame till the chicken gets completely cooked.

Then switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.