TASTY AROMATIC KASHMIRI CHICKEN MASALA RECIPE (STEP BY STEP GUIDE IN ENGLISH)

Ingredients required for making kashmiri chicken masala recipe - Serves 10 to 12 (if using boneless chicken)
* 1.5 kg/ 3.3 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (can even use bone chicken)
* 400 gm/ 14 oz / 2 very large onions finely chopped
* 35 gm / 1.2 oz ginger
* 45 gm/ 1.6 oz/ 6 large garlic cloves
* 150 gm / 5.3 oz / 1 large or 2 medium tomatoes
* 1/2 cup (standard measuring cup) plain unflavored yogurt. Take out the yogurt from the refrigerator half an hour before you start cooking or before starting any of your prep work.
* 1 dry bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf)
* 10 green cardamoms (elaichii)
* 10 cloves
* 12 black peppercorns
* 1 & 1/2 inch long cinnamon stick
* 1 tablespoon kashmiri red chilli powder
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 1 tablespoon heaped ground coriander (dhania powder)
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin (jeera powder)
* 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
* 2 to 3 teaspoons salt. Add less to start with and add later if required after doing a taste test at the end.
* 1 tablespoon oil (by mistake I told in the video as 1 teaspoon)
* 2 tablespoons heaped ghee. How to make ghee
* 1/4 th teaspoon kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(optional)
* 1/4 th teaspoon ground mace (keep this proportion unchanged even if are reducing the recipe to half the quantity)
* 1/4 th teaspoon ground nutmeg (keep this proportion unchanged even if you are reducing the recipe to half the quantity)
* 1 cup whole milk. Can even use low fat milk
* 1/2 cup water. Add more water if you see gravy becoming too thick. The gravy is bit on the thicker side for this recipe.
* 2 tablespoons water for mixing with spices in yogurt + 4 tablespoons water added to pan before adding yogurt spice mix.
* chopped coriander leaves
* 2 teaspoon fresh lemon/lime juice
** Point to note - Curries specially any kind of meat curries tastes best the next day it is made so if you can hold your patience then please make this the day before you plan to serve. It stays good in the refrigerator for about 4 days and the more it sits the better it gets in terms of flavor .
Serve with naan/paratha/roti/sweet yellow pulao/pea pulao/plain basmati rice