Tiers

~Recipe Credit: Umm Ayub Bobat~

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 – 2 chickens (cut according to preference)
• 5 cashew nuts
• 6 almonds
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes or to taste
• Juice of one lemon
• 5 medium tomatoes or 200ml tinned tomato
• 3 tbsps yoghurt
• 3 tbsp vinegar
• 2 homemade marinade blocks (see recipe)
• 3/4 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp garlic
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 1/2 tsp peppercorns
• 3 small cloves
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 small piece cinnamon

• 4 tbsps oil
• Few knobs of butter

Method

1. Recite Bismillah.
2. Grind almonds, cashew nuts, peppercorns, cloves, cumin seeds, cinnamon in a coffee / spice / herb grinder.
3. Then prepare the marinade by blending all the ingredients including the grounded spices in a liquidiser / blender.
4. Marinate chicken in the marinade for an hour. Add the oil & butter.
5. Cook on medium heat till the water has burned, oil has released, chicken is tender & the masala / gravy is thick.
6. Serve with hot hot chapattis or even homemade chips & salad!
7. Remember us in your duas & Enjoy!