Bengali-style chicken curry - Recipes - Healthier Families

Ingredients

• 500g skinless chicken pieces, on the bone
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, or to taste
• 1 small onion, pureéd
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, crushed
• half a teaspoon of ground garam masala
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamom pods
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• half a teaspoon of red chilli powder (optional)
• quarter teaspoon of turmeric
• 2 teaspoons mild paprika powder
• 200ml (about a mugful) hot water
• 2 green bell peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
• 300g basmati rice (cooked according to packet instructions)