Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Recipes. (Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy). This is a type of chicken curry in a thick gravy with a nice spicy flavor, but is not too hot. You may adjust the 'heat' by adding more serrano peppers. Serve over rice, or with chapatti or roti.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)

8 chicken legs

skin removed

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 onion

finely chopped

5 cloves garlic

minced

2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root

1 small tomato

coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon garam masala

1 tablespoon ground turmeric

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

1 serrano chile pepper

seeded and minced

1 cup water

¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Heat the oil and ghee in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the cumin seeds in the oil until the seeds begin to change color.

Step 2

Stir in chopped onion onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger; continue cooking until the onions brown about 5 minutes more.

Step 3

Mix in the chopped tomato tomato paste garam masala turmeric salt serrano pepper and water; simmer 5 minutes. Lay the chicken into the sauce; mix gently to coat the legs. Cover pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until chicken is no longer pink near the bone about 40 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.

Nutritional Information

Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 324.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 27.7g 56%

Carbohydrates: 4.3g 1%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 1.2g

Fat: 21.5g 33%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 102.2mg 34%

Vitamin A Iu: 474.9IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.5mg 42%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 5.2mg 9%

Folate: 13.7mcg 3%

Calcium: 32.5mg 3%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 32.5mg 12%

Potassium: 323.4mg 9%

Sodium: 394.5mg 16%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 193.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.