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Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry
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Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6 People
Author Raksha Kamat

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg Chicken chopped into pieces
  • 2 medium sized onions finely chopped
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes finely chopped
  • 1 cup freshly grated coconut extract thick coconut milk or use 1 and 1/2 cups thick coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
  • 10 Garlic Pods
  • 1/2 inch ginger peeled
  • 2 green chillies
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 2 tablespoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • To taste Salt

For Marinating the chicken:

  • 10 garlic
  • 1/2 inch ginger piece
  • 1 bunch Coriander Leaves
  • 4 green chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  • Wash the chicken pieces with water.
  • Grind all the ingredients mentioned in marination namely garlic pods, green chillies, turmeric powder, ginger and coriander leaves to a paste. Apply this paste to the chicken pieces along with salt. Add lemon juice and mix well.
  • Keep it aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the fridge.

Let us make the gravy:

  • Take the utensil/bowl of the TTK Prestige pressure cooker and heat it.
  • Add oil and after oil gets heated, add the spices – black peppercorns, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon and let the flavors get infused in oil for 3-4 minutes.
  • Next add chopped onions and fry till they turn pinkish.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and mix them with onions.
  • Close the cooker utensil with the see through glass lid provided with the cooker.
  • Stir occasionally till the tomatoes turn mushy.
  • While the tomatoes are getting cooked, make paste with garlic, ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves without adding water.
  • Open the lid, and add this paste to onions and tomatoes and mix well.
  • Close the lid again and let it cook till aroma of garlic fills the air.
  • Next, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and cumin powder and garam masala. Mix well.
  • Add ground coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Now add the marinated chicken pieces and simmer for 10 more minutes by closing the cooker utensil with the glass lid.
  • Open the lid and add ½ teaspoon salt and mix well. Remember that we have already added salt while marinating the chicken too. So taste the gravy and add accordingly.
  • Add ¾ cup water, mix and close the pressure cooker with the clip on lid by rotating the knob.
  • Turn heat to medium and cook till 3 full whistles blow.
  • After 3 whistles, switch off the gas and wait for the pressure from the cooker to be released.
  • After the pressure gets released, you will observe the red value going down and you will be able to rotate the lid.
  • Mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.