Chicken Dopiaza

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 6 small onions, halved
• 3 bay leaves
• 8 green cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 3 dried red chilies
• 8 black peppercorns
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 inch ginger, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or 3 tablespoons ghee

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons oil and fry the halved onions until tender and translucent. remove and keep aside.
• 2 add the remaining oil and saute the bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, chilies and peppercorns.
• 3 when they crackle, add the chopped onions this time, together with the garlic and ginger, and saute for 3 minutes.
• 4 add the ground spices and salt and cook for 3 minutes.
• 5 add the water and tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes until sauce starts to thicken.
• 6 add the chicken pieces and continue to cook for 12-15 minutes.
• 7 add the reserved small halved onions and then cover and cook for a further 8-10 minutes until chicken has cooked through.