Chicken Nizami Recipe

 
Ingredients

2 inch piece of cinnamon

1 Tbsp hot milk

1/4 cup oil

1 medium onion-chopped

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 bay leaves

1 1/2 kg chicken-cut into 8 pieces

1/2 cup water

4 green chillies

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 bay leaves

1 1/2 kg chicken-cut into 8 pieces

1/2 cup water

4 green chillies

1/4 cup coconut-soaked in 1/2 a cup of hot water

Coriander leaves-roughly chopped

4 Tbsp yogurt-whipped

1/4 tsp saffron

4 Tbsp cream-whipped

Grind together:

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp poppy seeds

3 cardamoms

4 cloves

10 dried red chillies

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

2 Tbsp desiccated coconut


Method


Grind all the ingredients from cumin seeds to the cinnamon to a fine paste.

Extract the milk from the soaked coconut and set aside.

Heat the saffron for 2 seconds, crush it, and then soak in hot milk.

Heat oil and fry the onions till it is golden-brown.

Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for a couple of minutes.

Add the ground paste and bay leaves. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the chicken pieces and 1/2 a cup of water and continue cooking, for approximately 20 minutes, over a low heat.

When the chicken is almost cooked, add the coconut milk, green chillies, coriander leaves and yogurt.

Cook till the chicken is tender. Add the cream and saffron and simmer for 2 minutes.