Chicken Tomato Gravy

"Chicken Tomato Gravy" - Chicken in rich Tomato based gravy, gives a very good tangy flavour and to add on, I have used little Tomato Ketchup.

How I arrived at this dish?

Have heard many dishes like Chicken in White Sauce, Red Sauce etc..Wanted to give a try but in South Indian style. I could find kilos and kilos of Tomatoes at home. So thought like, I will use those tomatoes as main thing to prepare the Chicken gravy and ended up with this mouth-watering dish.

It turned out pretty amazing!!

Ingredients

Chicken - 500 gms
Onion - 2 (chopped)
Salt - for Onions alone
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tsp
Water - a very small cup

To Grind - Tomato Puree
Tomatoes - 2 (ripe,large,chopped)

To Grind - Red Powder
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon - 1 (a small stick)
Green Cardamom - 1
Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Fennel Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Salt - for the marination alone

To Grind - Green Paste
Green Chilli - 1
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 1/2 tsp

To Garnish
Tomato - 1

Procedure
1)Add half of the Grinded - Red Powder, and Grinded - Green Paste to the Chicken and marinate it for an hour.
2)Heat Oil in a kadai and add the chopped onions, salt.
3)Saute the onions till it gets light golden brown color.
4)Add the remaining Grinded - Green Paste & saute it till the raw smell is off.
5)Add the remaining Grinded - Red powder & reduce the flame to low.
6)Saute it, till oil separates out.
7)Add the Tomato Puree & cover the kadai with its lid.
8)Cook it in a medium flame for a few minutes.
9)Add the marinated Chicken, when you find bubbles in the tomato gravy.
10)Add water & stir it for a minute.
11)Cover the kadai with its lid & cook the gravy in a medium flame for 15 minutes.
12)Stir it once in a while.
13)Open the lid and cook the gravy in a low flame for another 10 minutes.
14)Add Tomato Ketchup to the thickening gravy and cook for another 3 mnutes.
15)Transfer the gravy to a serving dish.

16)Garnish the Gravy with a Tomato flower
17)Chicken Tomato Gravy is ready to be served.