CHICKEN PICKLE

Ingredients :-

Chicken : 1 lb ( boneless)

Coriander seeds : 2tsp

Cloves : 8

Cinnamon : 2

Cardamom : 3

Poppy seeds ( dry fried) : 1 tsp

Garlic : 10 pods

Ginger : equal quantity of garlic

Water : 1 small glass

Turmeric : 1/4 tsp

Salt : 1/4 tsp

Oil : 100ml

Salt : 5 tsp

Paprika : 12 tsp

Mustard Powder : 2 tsp

Fenugreek powder : 1/2 tsp

Lemon : 5

Ingredients for tadka :-

Oil : 100 ml

Dry red chillies : 4

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp

Mustard  seeds : 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves : a few

METHOD  :

Clean and cut chicken into small pieces.

Heat a glass of water and bring it to boil . When it comes to boiling point add 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric . Add chicken pieces slowly and cook it till done and strain it. 

Dry the chicken pieces on a paper towel for 15 min.

In mean time grind coriander seeds , cloves , cardamom , cinnamon and dry fried poppy seeds to a fine powder.

In second round add ginger and garlic pieces and grind again.

Now heat a pan add 100 ml of oil and fry boiled chicken pieces till golden brown.

Now to the fried chicken add grinded paste and fry for 3 min and switch off stove.

Take a dry bowl and add salt , paprika , mustard powder and fenugreek powder and mix nicely. Pour these spices on top of chicken and mix nicely.

Take a bowl and squeeze juice of 5 lemon .

Once the chicken is cooled add this lemon juice and mix nicely.

Now heat a sauce pan add 100ml of oil and make tadka by adding dry red chillies , cumin , mustard seeds. Switch off stove and carefully add curry leaves . let this tadka cool completely.

 Add this tadka to chicken and mix nicely.

Transfer it to a dry storage container. You can serve after a day . 

Serve it with hot rice.