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Onion Chicken

Onion Chicken is an interesting unique dish with crunchy golden fried onion adding to the flavor and aroma. Onions are added double the proportion compared to usual chicken curries. Tender chicken pieces are cooked with spicy ingredients in its own juice oozing out of the flesh. Cooked chicken pieces are finally garnished in a mixture of fried onion cubes, cashews and other flavorful ingredients. You can explore a step wise narration of Onion Chicken dish here that can be easily prepared.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g Chicken
  • 4 - Onions cut into small cubes
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
  • 1 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cuminpowder Jeerakam
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 2 nos Green chillies slit into long pieces
  • 50 g Cashew nuts chopped
  • Coriander leaves Few, chopped
  • 4 - Oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing Onion Chicken, heat oil in a pan.
  • Fry half the chopped onions to a golden brown color.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste, chilly powder, turmeric, coriander powder, salt and fry for a minute.
  • Add chicken pieces and stir until the pieces are coated well with the onion mixture. Add water if necessary.
  • Cook until the chicken pieces are soft and tender.
  • Heat oil in another pan and fry the remaining onion cubes, slit green chilies and cashews for few minutes.
  • Add the above cooked chicken and stir well.
  • Sprinkle cumin powder, garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves, stir and remove from heat.
  • :- Serve Onion Chicken hot with plain rice or naan.
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