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Chicken Tangdi Masala.

You can have Chicken Tangdi Masala using 26 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tangdi Masala

1. You need of For 1st marination :.
2. It's 6 of Chicken drumsticks (large) de skinned.
3. It's 1 tablespoon of Green chilli paste.
4. It's 1.5 tablespoons of Ginger garlic paste.
5. You need 1 teaspoon of Vinegar.
6. You need of 2nd marination :.
7. It's 1 tablespoon of Kashmiri Chilli powder.
8. You need 1.5 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
9. It's 1 teaspoon of cumin powder.
10. Prepare 2 teaspoons or as per taste of Salt.
11. Prepare to taste of Black pepper powder.
12. You need 2 tablespoons of Yogurt.
13. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of Coriander powder.
14. Prepare as needed of Oil for shallow frying.
15. Prepare 1 or 2 small pieces of Cinnamon stick.
16. It's of For the gravy :.
17. Prepare 6 tablespoons of Sesame oil / mustard oil.
18. Prepare 3 of Green cardamom.
19. Prepare 2 sprigs of Curry leaves finely chopped.
20. It's 3 of Onions big sized finely chopped.
21. It's to taste of Salt.
22. It's 4 of Red ripe Tomato medium puréed.
23. It's 200 ml of Water.
24. You need 1/4 tablespoon of Garam masala powder.
25. Prepare 1.5 tablespoon or as preferred of Red chilli powder.
26. Prepare as needed of Cilantros chopped for garnishing fistful.

Chicken Tangdi Masala instructions

1. To begin with, make gashes on the deskinned chicken drumsticks. For marination, add in 1 tablespoon green chilli paste, 1.5 tablespoon ginger garlic paste..
2. Add a teaspoon of vinegar and rub the chicken thoroughly using the mixture. Rest the chicken for the 15 minutes..
3. For second marination, Add 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Chilli powder, 1.5 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon cumin powder..
4. Add in 2 teaspoons salt or as preferred. Sprinkle black pepper powder as preferred. Rub the prepared marinade on the chicken drumsticks thoroughly..
5. Add 2 tablespoons yogurt, 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder. Mix, marinate the chicken for hours or overnight for better masala absorption..
6. Heat oil for shallow frying in a pan. Drop the marinated chicken drumsticks along with the marinade and slow fry in low heat until both sides turn golden. In between add a small piece of cinnamon stick amidst the chicken pieces for better flavor..
7. Chicken Tangdi is ready. Turn off heat..
8. For the gravy, heat 6 tablespoons sesame oil / mustard oil. Add 3 green cardamom and fry for 2 seconds. Add onions and sauté until light brown. Add required salt when sautéing the onions..
9. At this stage pour the tomato purée. Cook until oil floats on top. Add the dry powders one by one..
10. Mix all the ingredients. Add 200 ml water when masala looks dry. Cover and cook for 3 minutes..
11. When the semi gravy is ready,drop in the prepared Chicken Tangdi pieces. Mix and make sure every Tangdi piece gets coated well in the masala..
12. Cover the pan and slow cook for 10 minutes until the chicken Tangdi absorbs masala. The final masala looks red,thick while oil oozes on top. Add in the finely chopped cilantros and curry leaves. Chicken Tangdi Masala is ready..