Chicken gravy

Crush the whole black pepper and keep it aside.


Heat oil in a skillet, add bay leaves through cloves.


Add the ground onions and saute until raw smell disappears and left dry.


Move the onions aside, pour a tsp of oil, add ginger, garlic and green chilli and saute for a couple of mins.


Mix'em with the onions and cook for another 2 mins.


Then add the pureed tomatoes and cook for 4-5 mins or until raw smell disappears.


Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder, mix well and cook for another min.


Add the chicken, mix well with the masala and cook for a min.


Then pour enough water to cover the chicken, followed by crushed pepper and salt.


Close the lid and cook for 8-10 mins or until the chicken is tender.


Check salt for taste and cook in a medium-low flame until right consistency for the gravy. Switch off and garnish with chopped cilantro.