Ginger and Garlic Chicken-Spicy

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 1 kg
• (cut into pieces)
• Onion(large) - 2 nos
• (thinly sliced lengthwise)
• Green chillies - 6 nos
• Ginger - 3 - 5 inch piece
• (peeled and crushed with a pestle)
• Garlic pods - 10 - 12 nos
• (peeled and crushed with a pestle)
• Curry leaves - 2 stems
• Coriander leaves - 2 bunches
• (coarsely chopped)
• Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 - 3 tsp
• Garam masala powder(recipe in the same website)
• Lemon - 1 no
• Salt - As reqd
• Oil - 1/4 cup

Method of  Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, turmeric and chilli powder and lemon juice. Set aside the marinated chicken for half an hour to an hour.

• Take a deep bottomed vessel and heat it.

• Add oil to the vessel.

• Once oil is heated, add mustard and cumin seeds.

• After seeds splutter, add one stem of curry leaves.

• Add the crushed garlic and ginger and fry them till the raw smell leaves.

• Once the garlic turns mild golden color, add the onions.

• Fry onions till they are golden brown.

• Add the chillies and fry for a while.

• Add the marinated chicken and fry for 20 seconds.

• Cover the vessel and cook for 10 mins.

• After 10 mins, add 2 tsp of garam masala and stir in well.

• Add salt as per taste.

• Cook the dish uncovered, till most of the liquid has evaporated.

• Before removing from flame, add the remaining curry leaves, lemon juice and the chopped coriander leaves.

:- Serve hot with chappathis and hot rice and sambhar.