Kadai Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken pieces- 500 gm. (boneless will be good)
Oil - 3/4 cup
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaves - 2
Dried red chilly- 2
Garam masala- 2 tsp
Onion - 2 medium size
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 big tbsp
chopped coriander/cilantro leaves - 1 tbsp.
Haldi powder- 1 tsp
Jeera powder- 1 tsp
Dhania powder- 1 tsp
Red Chilly powder- 1tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Tandoori masala powder - 1 tsp (optional)
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 litre
ghee- 1 tbsp


Method
1. Wash the chicken thoroughly.
2. Heat oil in a non stick kadai, put jeera, bay leaves, and dried red chilly.
3. When the jeera begins to splutter, add garam masala, onion and saute for sometime over medium flame for 2 minutes.
4. Add ginger garlic paste, powdered masalas, chicken, salt and saute everything for 2 minutes.
5. Put the flame to minimum.
6. Put 1 tbsp ghee and cover the lid of the vessel.
7. Open the vessel after every 10 minutes, saute and cover again.
8. After 30 minutes, check if chicken is cooked.

9. Garnish with chopped coriander/cilantro leaves.
10. Add 1 tbsp ghee when chicken is cooked(optional)