How to Prepare Perfect Cape Malay Chicken Curry

Cape Malay Chicken Curry.

You can cook Cape Malay Chicken Curry using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cape Malay Chicken Curry

1. Prepare 1 kg of Chicken with bones.
2. You need 2 of Onion medium finely chopped.
3. You need 2 tsps of Ginger , finely chopped.
4. It's 1 can of Tomato tomatoes puree or crushed.
5. You need 1 tbsp of Coriander powder.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Paprika powder ( or the Kashmiri Chilly powder will do ).
7. It's 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
8. It's 1 1/2 tsps of black pepper powder.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of Garam Masala.
10. It's 2 tsps of garlic finely chopped.
11. You need 1 tbsp of Lemon juice.
12. You need 2 tsps of brown sugar.
13. Prepare 2 tbsps of oil.
14. You need to taste of Salt.
15. You need of Spice Mix The.
16. It's 2 tsps of fennel seeds.
17. It's 1 1/2 tsps of Cumin Seeds.
18. You need 5 - 6 pods of cardamom.
19. It's 1 of cinnamon stick.
20. Prepare 3 - 4 of chilles dry red.

Cape Malay Chicken Curry step by step

1. Clean the chicken and keep it aside..
2. . Using a motor and pistil or a grinder, grind all the spice mix coarsely and keep aside..
3. . In a heavy bottom pan, heat some oil and saute the onions and ginger till soft..
4. . To this, add in the coriander powder, turmeric powder,pepper powder, and the spice mix and mix well..
5. . Once the powders are toasted, add in the tomato puree and bring it boil..
6. . Then add the chicken and mix well till all the pieces are coated well. Cover with a lid and let it cook for 15-20 mins..
7. . After 20 mins, add in chopped garlic, brown sugar and lemon juice and mix well. Add salt at this stage and mix well..
8. . Cover and let it cook for another 15 minutes or till the meat is tender..
9. . Check for seasoning and turn of flame..
10. .Garnish with finely chopped coriander or parsley leaves and serve along with hot rice..