A fragrant and flavorful, yet simple and quick saucy chicken curry with the essence of ginger and some simple pantry ingredients, perfect with rice or just a soft roti or paratha!
Ingredients:
500 gm or 1 lb of boneless chicken
For the marination:
1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder (more for color than heat)
Salt to taste
Juice of half lime/lemon
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 to 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger/bottled ginger paste
For the onion paste:
1 large red onion, cubed
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
For tomato puree:
1 large tomato or 2 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
For the gravy/sauce:
1 large green chilli/jalapeno, sliced
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp red chilli powder/cayenne powder
½ tsp garam masala powder (or any other curry powder you have)
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 to 2 tbsp tomato ketchup or sauce
Salt to taste
3 tbsp oil
For garnish:
Finely julienned ginger and finely chopped cilantro for garnish
Optional add in:
Tandoori red color
Full recipe: Pressure Cooker Ginger Chicken