Saffron creamy chicken

Ingredients:

Oil – 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Long green chillies – 4, each cut into two
Fried crisp onions – 1/2 cup
Chicken with bone –1000gms, cut into pieces
Salt to taste
Yogurt– 1/2 cup, lightly whipped
Red chilli powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
cream – 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
Saffron threads – 2 pinch
Almonds – 1 tbsp

Procedure:

Wash the chicken and pat dry. Keep aside.

In a pan at medium high heat, pour in oil and as soon as it warms up, add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for a few seconds. Add the green chillies and fried onions. Mix well. Add the chicken pieces and salt and fry around 5-8 minutes. Pour in yogurt, red chilli powder and turmeric. Stir gently to mix and close the lid. Let cook for 5 minutes. Pour in cream and gently mix well. Cover the lid and let cook for 8-10 minutes. Add the cardmon pwd and saffron and mix well. Let cook uncovered for a further 10 minutes.

garnish with sliced almonds and pinch of saffron