Amma's Yummy Yellow Chicken

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I've learned how to make a few Indian dishes from my mother in law. She is a very good cook and a patient teacher.





Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cleaned, skinned and cut up into small pieces
1 large onion
1 teaspoon fresh ginger (1 inch in size) you can freeze ginger if you buy more than you need
1 teaspoon garlic
1 1/2 teaspoon coriander
1 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
1 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
1/2 teaspoon of paprika
2 or 3 tablespoon of olive oil
1 16 oz can chicken broth
1/2 cup plain non fat yogurt
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks
4 or 5 cloves
Salt to your taste

Directions :

In a large pot add your oil heat medium.
Meanwhile- add the onion, garlic and ginger to your food processor or blender and blend until it is a mushy paste ****add a little water or lemon juice if it is hard to blend.
Add the spices-coriander, cumin, paprika and the turmeric to the oil -let it cook a little stir it this releases it's natural oils and flavor.
Add the mushy pulp mixture and stir it.
Add the yogurt.
Cook until the water has evaporated and the oil has risen to the top -10 to 15 min.
Add your cleaned, cut and skinned chicken to the pot and stir it.
Add the chicken broth.
Let it come to a boil then lower the heat.
Add 1 or 2 small cinnamon sticks and about 5 cloves at the end
Cook for 45-1 hour min on medium to low heat.
Add salt to your taste.
Serve alone ,with Basmati or Jasmine rice/naan bread/dhal and spinach/chutney.
Top with chopped cilantro.
Garnish with lemon/lime.
Serves 4-6

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