Cashew Chicken Recipe

Ingredients
1. Boneless chicken (800 grams)
2. cashew nut paste (½ cup)
3. turmeric powder (½ tsp)
4. cumin (1 tsp)
5. coriander (1 tsp)
6. hot spice mix or garam masala powder (1 tsp)
7. green chili paste (1 tbsp)
8. clarified butter (ghee)/ butter (1 tbsp)
9. slightly sour yogurt (2 cups)
10. cloves (4)
11. ginger paste(1 tbsp)
12. cardamoms crushed (1)
13. garlic paste(1 tbsp)
14. fresh cream
15. golden brown fried onion rings
16. chopped coriander leaves (for garnish)
17. salt (to taste)

Method of preparation:-
1. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over medium heat. Heat the clarified butter or ghee in it and add dry spices in it and fry them for few seconds. Then add chilly paste and ginger-garlic paste in it and fry them for few seconds. Add yogurt in it and cook it for about 3 minutes. Now add chicken pieces and little water in it and mix it well.

2. Cover the pan and cook it for about 15 minutes over medium heat until the chicken gets half cooked. Then add cashew nut paste in it and cook it for few seconds. Add water and salt according to requirement. Mix it well.

3. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook it for about 15 minutes until the chicken gets cooked and the gravy gets thickened. When it gets ready then decorates it with fresh cream, fried onion rings and chopped coriander and then serves it.

Number of servings – 4