Chicken Gravy Recipe

Chicken Gravy, A family favorite recipe made with onion, tomato base. Chicken is marinated with yogurt, spices, ginger & garlic. The chicken is cooked in onion, tomato and capsicum base which is thick and a layer of oil floating on top. It is a delicious chicken gravy recipe which might be served with naan and ghee rice.

Chicken Gravy

I actually have been searching for a chicken gravy for pulav, naan which is thick, little on the sweeter side and little spicy and masala like. Finally my athai (aunt) gave me a recipe for the delicious chicken gravy and ghee rice which is served in wedding. Immediately I attempted it and loved it to the core. This makes a tremendous side dish for chapati, be sure that you check my 120+ side dishes for chapati.

About Chicken Gravy

Chicken gravy is nothing but tender pieces of chicken cooked in a thick onion tomato based masala with spices. The curry has a layer of oil floating on top which makes it visually pleasing.

Succulent chicken pieces marinated with ginger, garlic, spices and yogurt is cooked with onion tomato base. The bottom of the gravy is so flavourful and goes well with rice, pulao, jeera rice, roti or paratha.

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Chicken Gravy Ingredients

Chicken – for any gravy made with chicken it’s preferred to make use of chicken with bone-in and without skins. Cut chicken into small pieces for faster cooking.

Onion – onions is sliced and sauted. Half of the cooked onions is ground to a smooth paste and use for thickening of the gravy.

Tomatoes – no chicken curry is complete without tomatoes. it adds sweetness and tangyness.

Green Chillies – whole green chillies is slit and added for flavour.

Ginger & Garlic – take equal amount of fresh ginger and garlic in a blender and grind till smooth.

Spice Powders – regular spices like kashmiri chilli powder, coriander, turmeric and garam masala powder forms the bottom.

Whole Spices – use whole spices like cinnamon, fennel and cumin for flavour.

Chinese Sauces – this gravy is a fusion, it has a mix of indian spices and chinese sauces like soy sauce, green chilli sauce and lets now miss tomato ketchup.

Chicken Gravy Preparation

Cooking Chicken

Mix chicken with the marination ingredients and put aside for 30 mins. Now take this in pressure cooker, add 1 cup of water and blend well. Cover and pressure cook for two whistle, lower the flame and cook for 10 mins. Now turn off the warmth and let the steam go all by itself.

Making Masala

Now heat oil in a kadai, add in fennel, cumin and cinnamon. Add in onions, salt and saute till calmly golden. Add in capsicum and tomatoes and cook covered till mushy. Now add within the spice powders and blend well. Add in ketchup, soy sauce and green chilli sauce and blend well.

Making Chicken Gravy

Add within the cooked chicken with any liquid and blend well. Now simmer this for 10 to fifteen mins. Add in coriander leaves and blend well. Serve.

The right way to Make Chicken Gravy (Stepwise Pictures)

Marinating Chicken

1)Take cleaned chicken in a bowl.

2)Add in chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Season the chicken with salt.

3)Add in ginger garlic paste.

4)Add in yogurt.

5)Squeeze in some lemon juice.

6) Mix well and leave to marinate for not less than half-hour.

Cooking Chicken

7)You’ll be able to cook them in a pot for half-hour until chicken is cooked. Or you should use a pressure cooker to cook the chicken.

8)Pour in little water. Pressure cook for two whistle.

9)Once the pressure is of course released, open the cooker and put aside.

Making Masala Base

10)Now let’s make the masala. Heat oil in a kadai. add in spices.

11)Add in sliced onions.

12)Season the onions till salt and saute till golden.

13)Now the onions is light golden in color.

14)Add in tomatoes and bell peppers.

15)Saute for 4 to five minutes till it’s mushy.

16)Take half the combo in a blender and puree till smooth.

17)That is onion tomato masala.

18)Add it into the kadai with the sauted onions and tomatoes.

19)Add in ginger garlic paste.

20)Mix it well.

21)cook till oil separates

22)Add in spice powders

23)Mix and cook till oil separates.

24)Add in tomato ketchup and green chilli sauce.

25)Add in soy sauce.

26)Mix well

Chicken Gravy Preparation

27)Add in cooked chicken together with cooking liquid.

28)Mix well.

29)Simmer for 10 minutes.

30)Add coriander leaves

31)Mix well.

32)Serve

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