Ingredients:
- 12 large Drumsticks of Chicken
- 75 gms Desi Ghee
- 100 gms sliced Onion (Pyaj)
- 6 small Cardamom (Chotti Elaichi)
- 2 big Cardamom (Motti Elaichi)
- 3 Cloves (Lavang)
- 1 stick Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
- 25 gms strained Garlic Paste (Lasun Paste)
- 25 gms strained Ginger Paste (Adrak Paste)
- 10g Tazza Dhania
- 4.5 gms Turmeric (Haldi)
- 3 gms Red chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
- Salt (Namak)
- 100 gms Yoghurt
- 1 litre clear Chicken Stock
- 60 ml Cream (Malai)
- 1/2 Nutmeg (Jaiphal)
- 12 Tazza Dhania
How to make royal chicken top:
- Clean, remove the skin and debone the chicken.
- Cut each breast into three equal sized pieces widthwise.
- Wash them and pat dry.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Combine onions, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
- Fry over medium heat till onions becomes translucent and glossy.
- Combine garlic and ginger pastes.
- Stir for 30 seconds.
- Combine coriander, turmeric and red chilli powders and stir.
- Then combine 120 ml cup of chicken stock and salt and stir well.
- Take it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and let it simmer.
- Stir constantly so that onions are mashed properly.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Mix in in yoghurt.
- Return pan to heat and stir fry until the liquid evaporates.
- Combine 480 ml cup of chicken stock.
- Take it to a boil.
- Reduce heat.
- Cover it and let it simmer.
- Stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
- Combine grated nutmeg and stir it well.
- Cover and let it simmer over very low heat till the gravy is of thin sauce type.
- Remove it from the heat.
- Adjust seasoning.
- Pour in a bowl.
- Garnish with coriander.
- Serve with phulka or better with butter tandoori roti.