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Quick chicken curry from the base gravy

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Ingredients
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  • boneless chicken thighs
  • ½ cup plain unflavored yogurt
  • 1 tsp finely grated ginger
  • 1 tsp finely grated garlic
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
Mix the chicken with yogurt, ginger, garlic, oil and Kashmiri chilli powder; marinate 30 minutes, or overnight in the fridge (out half an hour before cooking).
  • oil
  • dry bay leaves
Heat oil in a pot, add bay leaves and cinnamon stick; lower the heat and add the chicken.
  • cinnamon stick
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala powder
  • base gravy masala
Once it boils, raise to medium high and stir a few minutes; add turmeric, garam masala and two ladles of base gravy.
Cooking the chicken curry
Add salt to taste and the kasuri methi; cover on medium heat 20 minutes or until tender, stirring in between.
  • salt
  • 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi
  • half and half
Add a little half and half; taste and adjust.