Sour Cream Chicken Curry

This very simple yet faux rich dish is sure to please your taste buds.

Ingredients and Method:

I. Chicken:

3 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
Shaan Chicken Tandoori BBQ masala
3/4 cup yogurt (preferrably regular yogurt not low fat or non fat)
1 tbsp garlic ginger paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder

Method for chicken: Wash and cut chicken pieces and pat dry. In a bowl, mix yogurt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder. Beat well.  Add the chicken to this mixture and let marinate for atleast 1 hour. When ready, preheat oven to 350F.  Spray nonstick cooking spray on a oven proof dish. Place chicken pieces on the tray and spray with cooking spray or drizzle olive oil all over. Cook chicken for 15 minutes or until partly cooked.  Set aside. The yogurt that we added will leave some water on the tray. Reserve the liquid on the tray itself.

II. For the curry paste:

2 medium sized onions, chopped finely
Whole spices:
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 black peppercorns
- 1 badi velchi (cardammom)
- 4 cloves
- 1 medium cinammon stick
3 heaping tablespoons of tomato paste
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp kasoori methi
1/4 to 1/2 cup regular sour cream

Method for the paste: Heat oil in a pan.  Add onions and sautee for a few minutes. Add the ginger garlic paste and keep sauteeing till the onions turn translucent. Add the tomato paste and mix well.  Cook this paste for a total of 20 minutes atleast on low/med heat.  Keep adding water a little at a time throughout the 20 minutes.  The water will evaporate as the onions cook.  Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin and coriander powder, kasoori methi, and salt.  Mix well and cook for a few more minutes. 

Add the chicken pieces to the paste and mix well. Add the sour cream either 1/4 or 1/2 cup depending on your taste. Adding more sour cream will dilute the sauce's spicyness. You can add a little more garam masala or shaan tandoori chicken bbq masala if you find the curry less spicy. 

Serve hot with naan/chapati or rice.