Cuisine: Chicken Roast

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Ingredients
1 chicken, cut in 4 or 6 pieces
Yogurt half cup + 1/8th cup for marination
1 and half table spoon of ginger paste
2 teaspoon garlic paste
3/4 th cup of chopped onion
tomato sauce 1 and half tbl spoon
Tamarind sauce ( store bought) 1 teaspoon
Chili powder 1 teaspoon
Coriander Powder half teaspoon
Salt
Bayleaf, cinnamon, cardamoms
Pinch of yellow food color ( optional)
Sugar to taste
Oil+ ghee
 Maowa/ khoya 1 tbl spoon, make it loose with your hand
Handful of green chilies
Special Garam masala powder
For Special Garam Masala Powder grind half teaspoon of cumin, half teaspoon of whole coriander, 4/5 cloves, 3/4 cardamoms,half teaspoon black/white pepper, 1 teaspoon poppy seed , little mace and nutmeg together into a fine smooth powder.
Cooking Method
1. Marinate the chicken pieces with 1/8 th cup yogurt and and salt.
2. In another bowl tale half cup pf yogurt, whisk it and add ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, tomato sauce, tamarind sauce, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and food color in it.Mix well.
3.In a wok heat oil+ghee and fry the chicken for a while. Keep aside the chicken pieces ..
4.Now add bayleaf, cinnamon and 2 cardamoms in the oil , fry a little then add chopped onion and fry until they turn brown.Pour the yogurt mix and the chicken. Add little water and cover with a lid. When oil separates add sugar and handful of green chilies. Add maowa/khoya…Turn off the stove and keep the wok on it with lid on for 5 / 10 minutes.
Enjoy your Chicken roast with Polau/ Pilaf, Paratha.
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