Chilli chicken with ginger & coriander - Gordon Ramsay recipe

Recreating a recipe of Gordon Ramsay, the great head chef is a nightmare. I love to watch his shows and cooking style, hotter than a chilli :) Perfectionist and his dedication level towards cooking, is ultimate. Not only cooking, the way he cuts vegetables and meat will make you fall in love with cooking.

Chilli chicken with ginger & coriander, this recipe is from his British cookery television series, Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course, under the episode - Stress-Free Cooking. Wait a minute, Stress-Free cooking ?? no way when I hear the name Gordon Ramsay, how come ill be cool ? so much pressure on this recipe to cook well. This recipe has no modification, just in Ramsay's style :) Enjoy this wonderful recipe.

I should tell you when I cooked this recipe and tasted for salt - OMG I was not able to stop licking my fingers, the taste of the lemon and curd to the tender chicken is heaven :) so let's start cooking.

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500 gms 
  
• Chopped garlic - 3 nos 
• Chopped ginger - 2 tsp 
• Finely chopped chilli - 1 no 
• Lemon juice - 3 tsp 
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Tumeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Yogurt - 150g
• Finely chopped onion - 1 no 
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp 
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Tomato puree - 2 tsp 
• Butter - 25g
• Small bunch of coriander leaves chopped
• Salt - For taste 

For Marination 

1. Clean the chicken thoroughly, add half of chopped garlic, chopped ginger,  and lemon juice,
2. Add chopped chillies, turmeric powder, and yogurt mix well. 
3. Add salt to the chicken and mix
   
4. In a pan, dry roast coriander seeds and cumin seeds to release the flavours. Grind them and add to the chicken
5. Leave this marinated chicken covered for 2 hours or overnight in a refrigerator (I have kept marination for 2 hours). 

For the Sauce

1. Heat the pan, add oil and saute chopped onion.
2. Add the remaining chopped garlic and ginger and mix well for 2 minutes 
   
3. Add coriander powder, garam masala and turmeric powder
4. After the powder cooks well, add tomato puree and butter 
   
5. Add the marinated chicken and cook till tender
6. Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot. 

This recipe goes well with hot rice, chapati or plain naan :) Simple and delicious.