Indian Spicy Red Chicken Curry

We all heard about Thai red curry but do we come across of Indian red curry? Presenting herewith Indian spicy red chicken curry which burst with flavor and tantalizing for your tastebud. Thank you to the Kashmiri red chilly which renders to the gorgeous fiery looking red color to the chicken dish. I came across of this chicken curry long ago but never get a chance to give it a try till one fine Sunday afternoon to serve for lunch. The whole family love the curry and don't get the color scared you off even my girls love them. Serve with white rice,stir fry vegetable or raita as side dish and you are good to go. I served them with flavored rice which are simply irresistible. Will share the rice recipe soon.

Ingredients

To Marinate

1/2 kg chicken
1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilly powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
4 tbsp yogurt
Salt to taste

Other Ingredients

4 dry Kashmiri chilly
3 cloves garlic
2 onions,chopped
1 cup water
1 sprig coriander leaves,chopped
2-3 tbsp ghee/clarified butter

Methods

Marinate the chicken with ingredients listed "To Marinate" for 30-45 minutes.

Grind the dry Kashmiri chilly with garlic into a paste. Keep aside.

In a pan. over a medium heat ghee and saute chopped onions till golden brown. Add the marinated chicken and 1 cup water. Reduce flame to low and cook with lid on for 20-22 minutes or till chicken turns tender.

Add the chilly paste and stir well. Cook for another 8-10 minutes till thee raw smell of ground masala disappear.

Taste for salt add more salt if needed. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

Remove from heat and serve.

Notes

• Use Kashmiri red chilly in the recipe, regular chilly will be super spicy.