Bhuna

🥘 Ingredients

• boneless chicken thighs 1 ½ lb
• ghee 3 Tbs
• onion-tomato masala 1 ½ cup
• ground cumin 2 tsp
• ground coriander 2 tsp
• Kashmiri chile powder 2 tsp
• garam masala 1 tsp
• tomato paste 1 Tbs
• water ¼ cup
• kosher salt 1 ½ tsp
• cilantro 3 Tbs
• green chile 1
• lemon juice 2 tsp

1. 1

   Sear boneless chicken thighs in ghee in a wide heavy pan over high heat 6 min , until the pieces have colour on two sides.
2. 2

   Fry onion-tomato masala into @&( timer 5 min .
3. 3

   Bloom ground cumin , ground coriander , Kashmiri chile powder and garam masala in @&( timer off the heat 30 sec .
4. 4

   Fry @&( timer down with tomato paste , water and kosher salt 20 min , scraping the pan and letting it stick and be scraped again, until the water has gone and a clear ring of oil stands at the sides.
5. 5

   Toss cilantro , green chile and lemon juice through @&( timer off the heat.
6. 6

   The frying-down is the dish. Twenty minutes of it and not five.