Ingredients

  • 1.5kg chicken
  • 1 tsp saffron powder
  • 2 onions
  • 1 pod garlic
  • 2in ginger
  • 3 skinned and chopped tomato
  • 1 glass coconut milk
  • a pinch of thyme
  • a pinch of parsley
  • 4 bay leaves
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • chillies to taste
  • 1 tbs crushed ginger
  • oil, salt and pepper

Method

Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper and saffron powder. Pan-fry it on both sides and keep aside. In the same oil sweat onions and bay leaves for a minute. Add chopped ginger and mix well for two or three mins. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook till the tomatoes are mushy. Add coconut milk, thyme and chillies. Add the chicken. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins. Add crushed ginger, parsley and lemon juice. serve hot.