Kukkur Rogan Josh

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 onion, processed to a paste
• 4 chicken breasts (or thighs or drumsticks)
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter, regular butter works as a substitute)
• 10 cups water (enough to cover the chicken when simmering, don't use more than you need)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed saffron
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 fry the onion paste in 1 tbsp oil until fragrant (about 2 min). remove and reserve.
• 2 fry the chicken parts in ghee and remaining oil until light brown.
• 3 return onion paste to the pan. add salt and all seasonings except saffron and black pepper.
• 4 bring to the boil, then simmer until chicken is tender (10-20 min, but this will depend on the size of the chicken parts). add saffron and black pepper.
• 5 quickly bring to a rapid boil, then serve.