Chicken with Tomatoes & Garam Masala

Name: Chicken with Tomatoes & Garam Masala (Timatar murghi)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 6 cardamom pods; 175 g/6 oz onions, peeled and finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns; 2.5 cm/1 inch cube of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 6–7 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 450 g/1 lb fresh tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped, or canned tomatoes may be substituted; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2.5 cm/1 inch cinnamon stick; ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1.35 kg/3 lb chicken joints, skinned; 1½ teaspoons salt; ⅛–½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon Garam masala

Timatar murghi

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

This simple chicken dish is a great favourite with our children. I generally serve it with Plain long-grain rice and Whole green lentils with garlic & onion.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons vegetable oil
¾ teaspoon cumin seeds
2.5 cm<

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a large, wide pot over a medium-high flame. When hot, put in the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves and peppercorns. Stir once and then put in the onions, garlic and ginger. Stir this mixture around until the onion picks up brown specks. Now put in the tomatoes, chicken, salt and cayenne.
Stir to mix and bring to the boil. Cover tightly