Chili Garlic Chicken/Garlic Chicken

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 500gm
• Chopped Onion - 2 medium sized
• Spring Onion - 2 tbsp (optional)
• Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
• Garlic (peeled) - 25gm
• Dry red chili - 4-5 (soaked with water for 10 -15 minutes)
• Oil - 4-5 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1tbspg
• Turmeric powder - 3/4tbsp
• chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Cumin Powder -1/2 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Tomato puree - 1/2 cup

Method :-

• Wash the chicken pieces properly and keep it aside.
• Then for masala paste ,add the garlic and soaked red chili into the blender and blend it nicely to make smooth masala paste and keep it aside.
• For chicken marination add the chili powder,lemon juice,salt,turmeric powder then mix it nicely and keep it aside for 30 minuets.
• Take a pan add oil into it,once oil is hot add cumin seeds let it crackle then add the chopped onions and sauté it for few minutes  till it became golden brown.
• Then add the chili powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,turmeric powder mix it with low flame for 2 minuets.
• Then add the chili garlic paste into the masala and mix it nicely then cook the masala with medium flame till it leaves oil from it.
• Now add the marinated chicken into the masala and mix nicely then cook it for 5-10 minuets with low flame,cover with lid.
• After 10 minuets remove the lid and mix it ,then add the tomatoe puree into the chicken and let it cook for another 10 minutes with medium flame,if required you can add Little salt into it.
• Once chicken is cooked properly and the masala became dry then add the chopped spring onions and switch off the flame .
• Now your Chili Garlic Chicken is ready to eat, serve hot with Roti/paratha .