Chicken Patia
Ingredients
- 2 cup cubed, boneless raw chicken pieces
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 large onions
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 3 green chillies
- 2 or more dry red cayenne peppers
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
Instructions
Grind the green chillies, red peppers, garlic, coriander leaves and salt to a paste in the blender. Slice the onions. Squeeze the lemon and set the lemon juice aside for later use. Add the old water, 1/4 teaspoon of coriander powder, 1/4 teaspoon of cumin powder, vinegar and salt to the chicken and simmer on low heat till dry. Heat 1 Tablespoon of the oil and brown the onions. Set aside. Heat the remaining. oil and fry the ground paste for a few minutes. Add the coriander and cumin powders and turmeric, jaggery and lemon juice. Stir for 2 minutes. Then add the onions, chicken and salt if necessary. Stir till dry. You may substitute cleaned shrimp for the chicken.