Jeera Chicken

Jeera Chicken is a dry and spicy chicken dish. Most people in India like to eat it as a dry sabzi along with Rice and Indian Curry.

Recipe Ingredients

* Chicken Breast Pieces(boneless) - 600g
* Cooking Oil - 4 to 5 tbsp
* Onions (chopped) - 1 Big
* Jeera(cumin) Seeds - 2 tbsp
* Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
* Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
* Chicken stock or water - 1/4 cup
* Cinnamon Sticks 1" - 2
* Cloves - 3
* Yogurt - 1/4 cup
* Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
* Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
* Green Chillies (cut) - 2
* Salt to taste

Preparation

Take a kadai(wok) and heat oil in it. Once it is hot add cumin seeds, cinnamon and cloves. As seeds starts sputtering add onions and ginger garlic paste.

Sauté the onions till they turn little brown. At this point add chicken pieces and stir fry till pieces are little tender and brown in colour. Add water or chicken broth, cumin powder, turmeric, coriander powder, salt, yogurt and garam masala.

Keep cooking on medium flame till dish become dry and chicken pieces are very tender. Cover the wok with a lid for faster cooking.

Take off from flame and serve hot. Sprinkle with green chillies to make it more spicier.

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