Masala Raisin Chicken
By: Navaneetham Krishnan
Published: Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 4:28am

Ingredients




1/4 chicken (about 400g) - cut into bite sizes
1 1/2 tbsp (or as needed) plain chili powder (add water and mix into a thick paste)
2 tbsp dried raisins
1/2 tbsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tbsp onion paste
1 tomato - chopped
Spices - 1 cinnamon, 1 star anise and 3 cloves
2-3 sprigs curry leaves
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Preparation

1 Heat oil and fry spices with ginger, garlic and onion paste. 2 (Just for 1-2 mins) 3 Add chili paste and continue to fry over low heat till oil splits. 4 Put in chicken, tomato, curry leaves and raisins. 5 Season with salt. 6 Add a bit of water if needed to cook the chicken. 7 Continue to stir till everything comes together; 8 a thick gravy coated over the chicken pieces.

About

Raisins for a hint of sweetness to harmonize the spiciness and to hit the right notes in the taste.