Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons ghee/butter
- 8 chicken legs, skin removed
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
- 1 small tomato, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 Serrano chili pepper, seeded and minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 cup water
Directions
Heat the oil and ghee in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the cumin seeds in the oil until the seeds begin to change color. Stir in chopped onion onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger; continue cooking until the onions brown, about 5 minutes more. Mix in the chopped tomato, tomato paste, garam masala, turmeric, salt, Serrano pepper, and water; simmer 5 minutes. Lay the chicken into the sauce; mix gently to coat the legs. Cover pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until chicken is no longer pink near the bone, about 40 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.