Chicken curry {lababdar} (north indian dish)

ingredients 

• chicken 500 grams washed and cut into small pieces
• 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 4 medium sliced onions
• 2 medium sized tomato diced 
• 100 ml curd
• 7-8 kaju
• 4 tbsp redchilli powder
• 4 tbsp coriander powder
• 2 tbsp garam masala 
• 1 tbsp chicken masala
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp kasuri methi
• 2 tsp chaat masala
• 1/2 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tsp green chill
• salt to taste
• 9-10 tbsp oil
• freshly chopped coriander leaves

step one: Marination process

• take the chicken pieces add salt, ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp rechilli powder, 2 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, 1 tsp tumeric powder, little amount of lime jiuce and mix it well keep it aside for 1 hour. 

step two: making the gravy paste

• take a kadai add 7-8 tbsp of oil, heat the oil, add the sliced onions cook it till it become golden brown and crunchy, keep it aside
• take a mixer jar add sliced tomato, fried onion, salt, ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp rechilli powder, 2 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, 1 tsp tumeric powder and 7-8 kaju, cumin powder chicken masala, chopped green chilli.
• grind it into a paste (you can add water to make a paste)
• add curd into the mixer and mix the paste till it becomes smooth.

step three: fry the chicken

• in the same pan fry the chicken till it becomes soft and brown

step five: making curry

• in the same pan add 2 tbsp oil, add the paste and cook the paste till oil seperates
• add some water that the paste doesn't burn
• cook for 2 min
• add the chicken pieces and mix it gently
• add kasuri methi and chaat masala into the curry
• cook for five min in low flame
• add the remaning lime juice 
• garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves.

thank you!!!