Make Chicken Gravy
Gravy is made using the juice that drips from cooked meat. Chicken gravy can be made in numerous ways, with a few of those offered in this article.
Contents
Ingredients
Spicy chicken gravy:
- 300g chicken
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 3 cloves, whole
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 2 cardamom pods
- Ginger and garlic paste
- 3 teaspoons garam masala powder
- 3 teaspoons chicken masala powder
- 3 green chillies
- 3 teaspoons coriander (cilantro) powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- Coriander (cilantro) leaves, fresh
- Mint leaves, fresh
- 8 teaspoons curd
- 200g oil
Chicken gravy mix:
- 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk
- 3/4 cup all purpose/plain flour
- 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon sage, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme, ground
Steps
Spicy chicken gravy
- Heat 200 grams of oil in a pan. Add the cut onions and the spices, ginger and garlic powder, green chillies.
- Add the tomatoes. After the tomatoes are thoroughly fried, add the cut chicken and fry them. Then, add coriander powder and salt.
- Let the chicken cook well with the water in the paste and the water from the tomato.
- Reduce the flame and let the chicken cook for 40 minutes.
- Add the garam masala and chicken masala powder, red chillies.
- Add the curd and bring it to a boil and close the stove.
- Add the mint leaves and coriander leaves .
- Serve hot with rice and some chapati.
Chicken gravy mix
This mix will keep in the pantry for a few months and will make four batches of gravy.
- Place all of the ingredients into a bowl. Mix together until all combined.
- Transfer to an airtight storage container. Label and date.
- Make the gravy.
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a saucepan. Heat to melt.
- Add 1/2 cup of the gravy mix and 1 cup of either milk or water.
- Whisk or stir well to remove lumps before they form.
- Bring to the boil. Then turn the heat down and simmer.
- Stir now and then. The gravy will thicken; add more liquid for a thinner consistency.
- Serve.
Tips
- You can also add some lemon at the end to enhance the taste.
- Don't add extra water to cook the chicken.
Related Articles
- Make Biryani
- Make Chicken Kolambhu
- Make Chicken Chops
- Cook Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Make Hot and Spicy Chicken
- Make Barbecued Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Sources and Citations
- Method 2 adapted from: http://www.creativehomemaking.com/recipes/chicken-gravy-mix.shtml