Chicken Stew

For 4 persons

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken, cut into 12 pieces
• Different vegetables: potatoes - medium sized, peeled and halved, 3 carrots - cut in 1" pieces, 2 medium beetroots - cut in big cubes, beans - 10 - 12, cut in 1" pieces, 2 capsicums, deseeded, cut in squares, 2 medium sized tomatoes cut in cubes
• Two large onions cut lengthwise in 1/2 inch widths approximately.
• Paste made of ginger about 1" length and 10 - 12 garlic pods
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon sticks, 3 of each. Also 5 - 8 peppercorns.

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker, heat the butter
2. Throw in the bay leaf, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom after lowering the heat
3. Add the chopped onions, and shallow fry them in medim heat till glossy.
4. Add the ginger garlic paste along with 4 tablespoons of water and cook in low heat for 2 minutes
5. Add the cubed tomatoes and stir in till they start getting softer.
6. Add the vegetables and stir in medium heat for 5 minutes
7. Add the chicken pieces and mix lightly with a ladle till the ginger garlic paste covers all the ingredients, for 5 minutes
8. Add enough water to cover everything
9. Add salt to taste
10. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 2 minutes after the first whistle sounds
11. Serve with steamed rice