Baked Chicken in Gravy

For preparing Baked Chicken the Tomato - Onion gravy is used to marrinate the chicken. The gravy will avoid the dryness of baked chicken. With the chicken absorbing the spicy flavour to get a fresh and juicy taste.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken Pieces - 1 lb or 500 g
• Chopped Onion - ½ Onion
• Chopped Tomato - 1 nos
• Garlic(chopped) -1 tbsp
• Ginger(chopped) -1 tbsp
• Chily powder-1 tbsp
• Corriander Powder-1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
• Garam Masala- ½ tsp
• Fennelseed powder -½ tsp
• Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves - a few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in the pan.
• Add onions, ginger and garlic.
• Saute onions till it turns transparent. 
• Add tomatoes and sauté well.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and saute till the raw smell goes.
• Add garam masala, Fennelseed powder, pepper powder,curry leaves and salt into it.
• Cover the pan and let it cook in a medium fire.
• Once the Gravy is cold, grind it into a fine paste.
• Marinate the Chicken pieces with this paste and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Place the chicken to a baking tray and bake it for 30 minutes.
• Turn the chicken and again bake it for 20 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi / Appam /  fried rice