Poultry Recipes - Sirdari Chicken

Ingredients

• 15ml/1 tbsp ghee

• 225g/8 oz onion sliced

• 4 cloves garlic, sliced

• 2.5cm/1 in ginger root, chopped

• 150ml/1/4 pt/2/4 cup natural (plain) yoghurt

• 350g/12 oz tomatoes, skinned and chopped

• 75g/3 oz/3/4 cup aniseeds

• 15ml/1 tbsp blanched almonds

• 6 black peppercorns

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 3 cardamom pods

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp chili powder

• 2.tml/1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground turmeric

• 1 chicken, skinned and cut into portions

• 600ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cup water

• salt

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Method:

1. Heat the ghee and fry the onions until golden. Grind together the garlic and ginger then add it to the pan and fry for 1 minute.

2. Add the yoghurt and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, aniseeds, almonds and spices and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring.

3. Add the chicken and fry for a few minutes until well coated in the sauce. Add he water and salt cover and sinner over a medium heat for about 40 minutes until the chicken is tender and the gravy reduced to about half.