Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/4 pt Yogurt, plain
1 ts Ginger, crushed
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Red food coloring
3 lb Chicken, skinless; cut in
-pieces
Oil
2 oz Butter
1 Cinnamon stick -- 1 inch
6 Cloves
6 Green cardamoms
1 Bay leaf
1/4 pt Sour cream
1/4 ts Saffron; crushed
1/4 pt Cream
Salt; to taste
2 ts Almonds, ground
1/4 ts Cornstarch
1 tb ;Water

Mix yogurt, ginger, salt and red coloring and rub into chicken. Let it
marinate overnight.

Place in an ovenproof dish and brush with oil. Bake in a 375 degree
oven for 40-50 minutes. Save the liquid, if any.

In a saucepan, melt butter and fry cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and
bayleaf for 1 minute. Add sour cream and chicken liquid. Add crushed
saffron, and cream. Cover and simmer gently for 5-6 minutes. Add
chicken pieces and adjust seasoning. Add ground almonds. Dissolve
cornstarch in water and add to the chicken.

Let it thicken. Cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat.
Serve with nan.

Serving Ideas : Nan makes a pleasant accompaniment to this dish.

NOTES : Orange food coloring can be used in place of the red.

Indian Cooking by Lalita Ahmed, 1984

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