Ingredients

• Chicken - 1kg (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds (jeera)
• Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
• 1 - finely chopped green chilli
• 2 - dry red chillies
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder (haldi) -1/4 tsp
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
• 2-inch piece - ginger, peeled and chopped finely
• Dhania powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• 5 tbsp - oil
• 1 onion - chopped
• 1 onion - chopped long
• 1" stick - cinnamon
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp - black pepper
• Cashew nut pieces
• Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp

How to Make Chicken Sookha

• Clean chicken pieces and wash thoroughly. Drain the excess water.| Marinate the chicken pieces with a paste of red chilli powder, little salt, haldi, and ginger-garlic paste for 1 hour.
• Put marinated chicken in steamer and steam for 30 minutes. Chicken should be well-cooked, leaving most of its oil in the steamer.
• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, onions, and green chillies.
• Fry onion till it turns brown.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, dhania powder, bay leaves, cashew nuts, salt, chilli powder, chopped green chillies, red chillies, garam masala, cinnamon, black pepper and ginger pieces and fry till fragrant.
• Add steamed chicken and fry for some time. Do not add any water.
• Stir and cover the pan and cook for 15 minutes.
• Remove the lid and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice and serve hot.