Royal Chicken Tarkari

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch strips
• 4 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 inch ginger, sliced
• 3 fresh red chilies
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon szechwan pepper (timur)
• 4 green cardamoms, bruised
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, for browning
• 2 cups onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup broth or 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (to garnish)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 grind garlic, ginger, fresh red chilies, curry powder, nutmeg, timur, cardamom and almonds with water into a paste.
• 2 in a large bowl, season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat oil and brown chicken in a sauce pan.
• 4 reserve browned chicken in a bowl.
• 5 drain oil and clean the pan, heat butter.
• 6 add turmeric, chopped onion and sauté till brown.
• 7 transfer the almond paste to the onion mixture.
• 8 stir for a few minutes till the oil starts to separate from the mixture.
• 9 turn down heat to low; add cream, broth, salt and pepper; mix well and cook until a consistent mixture is achieved.
• 10 transfer browned chicken to the almond sauce.
• 11 cook on low heat till chicken is tender and the almond sauce has thickened.
• 12 garnish with chopped cilantro.
• 13 serve with rice or roti (flat bread).