Chicken potato masala Curry

Sundays are meant for rejuvenating yourself. The need to just relax is even more appealing when you have toiled hard for entire weekdays and Saturday has also been roped in as a working day. For me, if Saturday is working, then Sunday doesn't feel like “the Sunday”. Before I could get enough of Sunday it just gets over. During those fast passing Sunday, I prefer not to spend lot of time in the kitchen. A simple meal that doesn't compromise on taste is what I like to prepare. So one of the dishes is “Chicken potato masala Curry” which is easy to prepare and can be relished with rice. One doesn't really need any side-dish and the combo in itself is satisfying. So for lazy Sundays this dish is a hit.

Chicken potato masala Curry

Serves: 5 to 6 persons

Ingredients:

Chicken- 1.2 kg

Onions (big)-5 finely sliced

Tomatoes (small)-4 chopped

Big potatoes (big) - 2 chopped into cubes

Bay leaf- 2

Coriander leaves- 4 tbsp

Oil- 3tbsp

Water 3 cups

Salt to taste

Sugar- ½ tsp (optional)

Water- 2 cups

Marinate chicken with the following ingredients:

Chicken masala- 2tbsp

Curd- 4 tbsp

Garlic paste- 3tsp

Ginger paste- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder- 2tsp

Red chili powder- 2tbsp

Procedure : Marinate chicken with the mentioned ingredients for minimum 1 hour. I had marinated it for about 12 hours. Heat oil in a Kadhai and add sugar. Once the sugar melts, add bay leaf and onions. Fry onions for about 8- 10 minutes, then add marinated chicken and mix it well. Then, add the chopped tomatoes and cubed potatoes. Let it cook for 10 minutes on high heat. Meanwhile, heat water in a pan and add to the chicken. You may change the quantity of water added as per your desired gravy consistency. Cook chicken covered for about 30 minutes or till done. Then add coriander leaves.

Chicken potato masala curry is best served with some plain hot rice or rotis.

Notes:

If you want a dry version of this chicken recipe, avoid adding water.

If you don’t like potatoes in chicken, then you may avoid adding potatoes.

If you don’t have chicken masala then you can substitute by adding about 1 ½ tbsp of coriander powder and 2 tsp of cumin powder.