KADAI CHICKEN RECIPE | CAPSICUM CHICKEN CURRY | CHICKEN RECIPES

 My husband is an ardent fan of Chicken recipes , Check out all the chicken recipes in my blog here . This recipe combines the fresh bell peppers in the chicken . It goes well with Naan Recipe . Check out my similar Veg recipe Kadai Paneer here .  We generally order Kadai chicken in the restaurants and this is my first attempt to make Kadai chicken at home  and it tasted really good . So now off to the recipe  now .

KADAI CHICKEN RECIPE | CAPSICUM CHICKEN CURRY | CHICKEN RECIPES

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500 grams , Cleaned , skin out and cut in small pieces 
• Capsicum | Bell Pepper - 2 numbers , Diced
• Onion - 1 number , chopped
• Tomato - 2 number, Pureed  
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric powder - 1 /2 teaspoon
• Oil - 2 tablespoon
• Whole red chilli - 2 numbers , slit
• Cumin sees - 1 tea spoon

To Roast and  Grind :

• Whole Red Chilli - 12 numbers
• Coriander seeds - 6 teaspoon
• Ginger - 25 gms
• Garlic - 25 grams
• Kasthoori Methi Leaves ( Fenugreek leaves ) - 1 teaspoon 
• Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoon
• Pepper corns - 1 teaspoon

Capsicum Chicken Curry

Method:

Take a wok and heat it . Add the whole red chilli , coriander seeds , Cumin seeds , Pepper corns , Ginger , garlic , Kasthoori Methi powder (  Dried Fenugreek leaves ) and dry roast them .

Grind them in to a powder in a mixer grinder . Set aside .

Heat a Kadai or Wok  and add the oil . Add the cumin seeds and allow it  to splutter , and now add the red chillis and fry for few seconds . Add the chopped onions and cook till they become soft .

Add the Chicken pieces , the ground powder , salt and turmeric powder . Mix well .

Add  some water and bring the contents to a boil . Cook till the raw masala  smell goes away

Now add the pureed tomatoes to the chicken gravy . Mix well .

Cook till oil separates out from the gravy .Now add the diced capsicum and cook till the capsicum is crunchy. ( Do not over cook the capsicum )

Mix the contents well . Serve hot .

This dish goes well with Naan  Recipe and also with flat breads , parathas  and steamed Rice . Yummy Kadai Chicken is ready to serve !

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Note :

• The capsicum could be roasted in oil for few seconds till they become crunchy , and added to the gravy .

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