Chicken Bartha

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 2 lbs(cut into bite size cubes)
2. Onions - 2(medium size,one roughly chopped and other finely chopped)
3. Tomatoes - 1 num(medium size)
4. Green chilly - 4 
5. Ginger - 1 piece or 1tbs ( roughly chopped)
6. Garlic - 4-5 cloves(roughly chopped)
7. Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
8. Chilly powder - 1tbs
9. Garam Masala - 1tsp
10. Cumin powder - 1ts
11. Kasoori Methi - 3/4 tsp
12. Cashew(optional)-5-8 num
13. Tomato ketchup - 3tbs
14. Water - 1/2 cup
15. Oil - 2tbs
16. Cilantro or coriander leaves-2tbs
17. salt to taste

Method

• Heat 1tbs oil in a pan and saute onions(1 onions roughly chopped),ginger and garlic till they turn pink, now add tomatoes , green chilly and cashew and fry for few min.Now puree them and keep aside.
• Heat oil in another pan and add onions (finely chopped ),turmeric and salt and fry for 1min ,now add chicken and stir well ,cover and cook for 10min(until chicken is cooked) ,chicken will release lot of water and let the chicken cook in that water.
• Remove the lid and cook till the water is dried out and chicken become brownish.
• Add chilly powder ,Garam masala,kasoori methi and cumin and stir well for 1min.
• Add ketchup and fry for 1min,add masala puree and water mix well,check salt if needed add more salt, cook for 5min.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Source=Lekshmi Nair