Jeera Chicken Curry Recipe

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Jeera Chicken Curry is a famous Indian dish which is very spicy and tasty. Jeera( cumin) is good for health as it has a lot of antioxidants present in it which cured internal problems like bacterial infections etc. Apart from being healthy spice, it gives a strong aroma and flavor. Let follow this recipe.

Ingredients

8Chicken legs, skinned
2medium onions, finely chopped
4 to 5Cloves
1/2 tspgarlic, chopped
1/2 tspginger, chopped
3green chilies, chopped
1green capsicum, chopped
1 tbspwhole cumin
3 tbspground cumin
1 tspred pepper powder
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
2 to 2.5 cupsto taste
Saltto taste

Directions

In a large pot, heat oil and add whole cumin and when they start to splutter and turn a bit darker, add chopped onions and cook on a low flame.
Cover it with a and cook, stir once in a while, until the onions get nice and soft.
Add garlic, ginger and green chilies and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until garlic turns a bit darker.
Add ground cumin, red pepper, turmeric, and garam masala and fry the spices for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add chicken legs and mix well with the onion gravy over chicken and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, letting the gravy blend with the chicken.
Add capsicum, salt and 1.5 cups of water and when the water boils, stir it well, cover and cook on medium-low flame.
Let it cook for a 60 to 90 minutes, stir often and in between, if the water has dried up, add more water if needed and stir it nicely.
There should be a lot of gravy at the end, so go on adding water, making sure the gravy doesn't get too thin or too thick.
Cook, till the chicken, is soft and the spices have nicely got blend with the chicken
Garnish with coriander and serve hot with rice.

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