Dhaba Style Chicken

Name: Dhaba Style Chicken
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1/3 cup mustard oil; 2 - 3 green cardamom; 4 - 5 black peppercorns; 2 - 3 cloves; 2 cups onions sliced; 1 medium tomatoes chopped; 2 large tomatoes pureed; 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste; 1 tablespoon ghee; 1 heaped tablespoon red chilli powder; 1 heaped tablespoon coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1.5 teaspoon salt or to taste; marinated chicken; 3 - 4 cups hot water; 3 green serrano chilies chopped; 1/2 inch ginger (peeled and julienned); 1/2 cup cilantro chopped; 1 teaspoon black pepper powder; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 2 pounds chicken (thigh and drumstick); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 heaped tablespoon ginger garlic paste; 1 tablespoon red chilli powder; 2 teaspoon mustard oil

IndianSpice Level: HotGluten Free

One of the heartiest recipes ever made. It brings back memories of eating at a truck stop back in India.

Instructions

In a bowl, add chicken pieces (cut a few slits), salt, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, mustard oil and marinate well for at least 15 minutes. Keep this aside.
In a pot, add mustard oil. Once it's smoky hot, add green cardamom, black peppercorns, cloves and splutter well.
Add onions and cook for 5 - 6 minutes or until it's light golden in color.
Add cut tomatoes, tomato puree and cook for 10 minutes.
Add ginger garlic paste, ghee and cook for another 4 - 5 minutes.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and cook for a minute.
Add marinated chicken and mix well. Add hot water, give it a good mix, cover it with a lid and let it simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken gets tender.
Finish it with green chilies, ginger, cilantro, black pepper powder, garam masala and give it a quick boil.
Serve hot with roti or steamed rice.