Mughlai Chicken!!

Mughlai Chicken

INGREDIENTS

Chicken cut into pieces

Ginger 

4 garlic cloves

2tsp cumin powder

1 tsp corriander powder

1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes

1tsp garam masala

4 tbsp ground almonds

5 cardamom pods bruised

1 cinnamon stick 

2 bay leaves

 4 cloves

vegetable oil

2 onions finely chopped

1 cup yogurt

1/2 cup cream

1/2 sultanas

1 tbsp sugar

salt acc to taste

3/4 cup almond flakes toasted for garnish

METHOD

put the ginger garlic cumin corriander and chilli into a food processor nad blend to paste. Add the ground almonds and water and then blend again. keep it aside. Heat the oil in a large pan and add the chicken and cook them long enough to seal on both sides. after the chicken is done keep it aside. in that same pan add the spices and turn them in the oil. add the onion and cook them until softened and lightly browned. pour in the blended paste and cook everything evenly. Add the yogurt half a cup at the time of stirring it in to make a saucethen stir in the water, cream and sultanas. Put the browned chicken back into the pan along with the juices. Sprinkle over the garam masala, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on a medium heat for 20 mins or till the chicken is cooked evenly. Sprinkle the toasted flaked almonds and its ready to serve.