Low Fat Desi Chicken Masala Recipe

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Chicken is the most preferred item among most non-vegetarian foodies. Naturally, there are numerous ways of preparing a chicken dish. However nowadays, with the obsession of losing weight people choose low-fat chicken recipes for all their three meals in a day. Nobody wants to eat rich and creamy dishes which are laden with calories. Most people tend to go in for simple, low-fat delicious chicken recipes.

Keeping this fact in mind, today we have a simple, low-fat, desi style chicken masala recipe for you to try out. This chicken recipe is easy to prepare and does not have any high calorie ingredient. The main ingredient is the low-fat yogurt which makes this an excellent recipe for foodies who want to keep their calorie count low. The fragrant spices make this recipe an absolute delight for your taste-buds.

So, check out the low-fat Desi chicken masala recipe and do give it a try.

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken- 1kg (cut in medium sized pieces)

For the marinade

• Low-fat yogurt- 1 cup
• Onion paste- 1tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste- 1tbsp
• Green chilli paste- 1tsp
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Salt- as per taste

For Gravy

• Onion- 4 (minced)
• Ginger- 1 medium sized piece (minced)
• Garlic- 10 cloves (minced)
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp
• Red chilli powder- 1tsp
• Coriander powder- 1tbsp
• Cumin powder- 1tbsp
• Pepper powder- 1tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1tsp
• Bay leaves- 2
• Coriander seeds- 2tsp (crushed)
• Sugar- ½ tsp
• Salt- as per taste
• Oil- 2tbsp
• Warm water- 1 ½ cups
• Coriander leaves- 2tbsp (chopped)

Procedure

1. Wash and clean the chicken pieces thoroughly with water.
2. Marinate the diced chicken with turmeric powder, green chilli paste, yogurt, onion paste, ginger-garlic paste and salt for 30 minutes.
3. After 30 minutes heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds, crushed coriander seeds and bay leaves. Fry for a minute.
4. Then add minced onion and fry for 4-5 minutes on medium flame till it turns light brown in colour.
5. Then one by one add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Now add the marinated chicken and mix well.
7. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, sugar, pepper powder and cook for about 7-8 minutes till the water of the yogurt evaporates completely.
8. Now add water and mix well.
9. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on low flame. Wait for 3 whistles to blow.
10. Once done, switch off the flame and wait for the steam to come out completely.
11. Once the steam comes out completely, open the lid and add garam masala powder. Mix well.
12. Then garnish the chicken curry with chopped coriander leaves and serve.

Delicious low-fat Desi chicken masala is ready to be served. Enjoy this sumptuous chicken recipe with rotis.