Chicken in Chick Peas Gravy - Chicken in Garbanzo Beans Gravy
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5 People
Ingredients
For marinating chicken
  • Chicken breasts, boneless cubed- 2 breasts
  • Chili powder- 1 tsp
  • Ground cumin- ½ tsp
  • Ground pepper- ½ tsp
  • Salt- to taste
For making gravy
  • Oil- 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
  • Onion, chopped- 1, large
  • Ginger-Garlic paste- ½ tbsp
  • Tomatoes, chopped- 2
  • Chick peas, cooked and canned- 1 large can or 2 cups
  • Chili powder- ½ to 1 tsp or as needed
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Salt- to taste
  • Cilantro, chopped- 2 handfuls
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, combine the cubed chicken along with the above mentioned ingredients "for marinating chicken.
  2. In a wide pan, cook the chicken covered till it has cooked well and turns slightly golden brown in color. Keep aside.
  3. In the same pan used for cooking chicken, add oil.
  4. Add cumin seeds, saute for a couple of seconds.
  5. Add onion and sprinkle salt on it, saute for a few minutes.
  6. Add ginger-garlic paste, saute for a minute.
  7. Add tomatoes, cook covered for sometime.
  8. Rinse the canned chick peas under running water, drain it.
  9. Add 1½ cups of chick peas to the onion-tomato mixture. Save the remaining ½ cup chick peas for later use.
  10. Cook covered for sometime till chick peas turn slightly tender.
  11. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool down a bit.
  12. Transfer the mixture to a blender, add enough water to make a paste.
  13. Grind the mixture at low speed to a smooth gravy constituency.
  14. Return the ground mixture to the pan.
  15. Add the cooked chicken and rest of the chick peas into the gravy. Combine well.
  16. Season with chili powder, coriander powder and salt. Combine well and cook for 5 minutes.
  17. If the gravy is too thick you could add water to thin it down.
  18. Finally, sprinkle chopped cilantro, cook for a minute.
  19. Remove the pan from the heat and keep it covered.
  20. Serve warm along with chapati, naan, batura or rice.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/chicken-in-chick-peas-gravy-chicken-in-garbanzo-beans-gravy/