Sali murghi - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 2½ tbsp ghee or vegetable oil
• 8 chicken thighs
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 green cardamom pods, bashed, seeds removed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 5cm piece ginger, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground garam masala
• 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 3 medium tomatoes, around 300g, finely chopped (or blitzed)
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar)
• 150g dried apricots (use the soft, ready-to-eat type)
• ½ small pack coriander, chopped
• 1 large potato, peeled and sliced into matchsticks (see tip below)
• vegetable oil, for shallow frying