Chicken with Tomatoes & Garam Masala

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

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