A beginner-friendly chicken curry recipe that involves frying onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and spices, then cooking with chicken until tender for a delicious gravy.
1: Heat oil in a pan or kadai and add the chopped onions.
2: Fry on high heat for 10 mins till brown in colour.
3: Add the crushed ginger and garlic and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.
4: Add the chopped tomatoes and green chillies and fry on medium heat for 2 mins.
5: Add the turmeric powder & red chilli powder mix and fry on medium heat for around 3 mins till tomatoes are soft.
6: Now add the chicken pieces and fry on high heat for 2-3 mins till the chicken pieces are browned.
7: Add the readymade chicken masala and salt, mix and fry on medium heat for another 5 mins.
8: Now add 200 ml water and cook on low heat for around 20 mins till the chicken pieces are tender and oil separates.