Lemon Chicken or Gondhoraj Chicken or Gondhoraj Murgi Curry

Lemon Chicken or Gondhoraj Chicken or Gondhoraj Murgi Curry

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This Lemon Chicken is a light ,tangy,lemony Chicken Curry dish which has the refreshing flavours from Lime zest,Kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass.Its a perfect curry for hot and humid summer days and best served with a bowl of rice.It requires minimum spices and has a fragrant lemony smell and taste.

Preparation Time - 15 - 20 min
Cooking Time - 30 -35 min.

Ingredients for Chicken marination:-

1. Chicken with bone about 500 grams
2. Salt as per your taste.
3. Sprinkle of Black pepper powder or golmorich.
4. Curd about 1/3 rd cup.
5. About 2-3  teaspoon of Lime juice .
6. 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil ( I used Sunflower oil )

Ingredients for Lemon Chicken curry or Lemon Chicken:-

1. 1/2 cup sliced Onion.
2. 1/2 cup onion paste.
3. 1/3 rd cup minced cilantro /dhaniya patta.
4. 1 clove of crushed garlic ( 1/2 teaspoon )
5. 4-5 Kaffir Lime leaves or Gondhoraj Lebu leaves.
6. Crushed roughly lower stalks of Lemon grass ( optional )
7. 1 teaspoon of Lime and Lemon zest
8. Lime juice ( about 2 tablespoon )
9. 1/4 th Teaspoon of whole black peppercorns or gota golmorich.
10. Sugar about little more than 1/4 th teaspoon.
11. Coriander powder or dhaniya powder ( 1 teaspoon )
12. Salt to taste
13. About 1 cup preferably warm water.
14. About 4-5  teaspoon of oil ( I used sunflower oil,you can use Peanut oil/vegetable oil/canola oil /olive oil )
15. Fresh chilly as per your heat tolerance.

Preparation.

1. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients mentioned under marination and keep it aside.
2. Slice the onion and also make a separate onion paste.
3. Crush the garlic roughly in a mortar and pestle or hamaldista.
4. Zest the Lime /Lemon (  I used little bit of both )(
5. If using lemon grass roughly crush it and  cut into strip of about 2 inch.
6. Prepare the Lime juice and keep aside.
7. Slit or crush the fresh chilly ( crushing will give out more heat ).

Cooking:-

1. Take an utensil and add the oil,let it warm up and then add the whole black peppercorns followed by the crushed garlic.
2. When the garlic is lightly brown add the sliced onion and fry til it wilts and turns pink and  translucent ( NOT Brown ).
3. At this stage add the onion paste and cook til the oil seeps out,then add the marinated chicken and the coriander powder and mix..
4. Initially water will come out,cover and cook,intermittently opening and gently mixing,slowly water will dry up and oil will seep out from the sides, at this stage add water preferably warm,sugar,salt,lemon grass and few kaffir lime leaves ( reserve some for the end ).
5. When the chicken is almost done add the kaffir lime leaves ,cilantro,lime zest and give a gentle stir.
6. Switch off the flame and add the lime juice and mix gently,also add the fresh chilly.( let it sit for  about 5-6 min before serving ).
7. Serve this lemony fragrant Lemon Chicken curry with a bowl of Rice.

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