Ashwani Kumar Nagpal
India Palace
RECIPE INSPIRATION Chef Kumar and his wife been restaurant owners for more than 30 years, with India Palace in its current location on Ellice Avenue for more than 20. While he has delegated most of the cooking to a new generation of chefs, this hands-on restaurateur still works in the kitchen as needed. There he crafts the restaurant ' s colourful curries, like this signature chicken bhoona, which gets its unique flavour from chatt masala, and vegetarian specialty palak paneer.
Chicken Bhoona
Chatt masala is a blend of spices that typically includes dried mango powder, ginger, cumin, coriander, chili, and asafoetida
INGREDIENTS 2 Tbsp oil 1 onion 1 / 2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp paprika 1 / 2 tsp cumin powder 1 / 2 tsp coriander powder 2 chicken breasts, cut into pieces 1 green pepper, chopped 8 mushrooms, chopped 1 large tomato, chopped chatt masala, to taste kasuri methi, to taste salt and pepper, to taste
METHOD 1. Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté onion with turmeric, paprika, cumin, and coriander until golden. 2. Add chicken, pepper, mushrooms, and tomato and cook for 10 minutes. 3. Season with chatt masala, kasuri methi, and salt.
Yield 4 servings
28 ciao! / feb / mar / two thousand seventeen