Chicken Rezala- the simple way!!

My version of chicken rezala is a simple-to-cook time-saving dish...i didn't use the entire array of ingredients those are typically listed in the traditional rezala recipe...mine is a shortcut way to treat the taste buds as well as the soul :P

 Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 1 kg, pieces slightly slitted for spice absorption
2. Curd - 3/4th of a cup
3. Onion - 2 medium sized
4. Black pepper corns - 2 tsp
5. Cardamom- 5 to 6
6. Cinnamon - 3 to 4 1-inch sticks
7. Cloves - 3 to 4
8. Dried Red Chilies - 2
9. Bay leaves - 2
10.Salt to taste
11.Red chili powder - 1 to 2 tsp
12.Rose water - 1 tsp
13.Keora water- 1 tsp optional

 Method:

1. Grind onion and pepper corns and mix with curd, chili powder and salt in a blender to make a smooth marinade.
2. Marinate the chicken pieces with the marinade for two hours.
3. Crush ingredients 5 to 7 into a coarse powder.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add dried red chilies, bay leaves and the crushed spices. Stir till the spices crackle.
5. Add the marinated chicken along with the marinade and stir fry till oil oozes out.
6. Now cover and cook in low flame till the chicken becomes tender.
7. Check for seasoning and add a little hot water to make the gravy a bit thinner.
8. Finally, when the dish is done, sprinkle rose water and keora water and serve hot with roti or rice.