Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Afghani

INGREDIENTS:-
1 kg chicken cut into small pieces
2 tbsp onion paste
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
4-5 tsp of cashew nuts+raisins paste
2 tsp green chilli paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp milk
½ tsp saffron
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cardamom
2 cloves
50 gm yogurt
50 gm fresh cream
4 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste


Method:-
• Immerse the saffron in 1 tbsp warm milk. Keep aside.
• Stroke over the chicken pieces with a knife so that the spices can get inside.
• Mix ginger-garlic paste,green chilli paste,lemon juice,yogurt and turmeric powder in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture in chicken pieces and mix well to coat all the pieces.
• Keep the chicken in regrigerator for about 3-4 hrs.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves,cinnamon and cardamoms. Stir-fry for few seconds.
• Add the chicken pieces. Cook in medium heat for about 10 min.
• Pour 1 ½ cup of hot water to the chicken. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat. Cook the chicken covering with a lid until it is done. Stir occassionally.
• When you find the chicken is done,add cashew+raisins paste and the cream. Mix well.
• Cook the chicken for another 5 min in a low flame.
• Remove the pan from the gas.
• Add the saffron (immersed in milk) to the chicken. Cover with a lid.