Easy Spicy Chicken Curry / Indian Masala Chicken (Fiji Style)

Ingredients:
• 1 Whole Chicken Chopped (roughly 2 kg)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 large chili chopped (chili powder to taste)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp fennel powder(see tip below)
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 tbsp grated garlic
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 3 Tbsp Curry Powder

Method:

1. Take a pan, put it on medium heat and heat up 3 tablespoons of oil.
2. When the oil gets hot, add your cumin and mustard seeds, give a mix and cook it for 30 seconds.
3. After 30 seconds, add chopped onions and curry leaves, give a mix and cook it for 3 minutes or until the onions have a light brown colour.
4. Now add chicken, salt to taste, chopped chilies, curry powder, paprika and turmeric, give it a good mix, put a lid on and cook it for 20 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking.
5. After 20 minutes, add ginger, garlic and fennel powder, give it a good mix and taste your salt.
6. Put the lid back on and cook it for a further 15 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking.
7. After 15 minutes, give it a mix and taste your salt again. Turn the heat off and garnish it with fresh or frozen coriander leaves.
8. Enjoy it with rice, roti or pooris.

Link for Freezing Coriander Leaves: [ Ссылка ]

Tip:
To make fennel powder, take 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds, dry roast it for 2 minutes on very low heat or until the aromas are released. Cool it down and grind it into a powder. Left over powder can be kept in a sealed container and used as required.

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