Chicken Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients list for Chicken Stuffed Tomatoes

• 1 cup Chicken mince
• 4 large Tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• to taste Salt
• 1 Green chilli
• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 7-8 Black peppercorns
• 3-4 Cloves
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2 Green cardamoms
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 medium Onions finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon Cashewnut paste
• ¼ cup Fresh cream
• for garnishing Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Method

1. Combine chicken mince, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, salt and finely chopped green chilli in a bowl and mix well.
2. Cut top and bottom parts of the tomatoes. Scoop out the pulp using a spoon to make tomato cups. Finely chop the pulp.
3. Heat butter in a non-stick pan. Add peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms and bay leaf and sauté till the butter turns brown.
4. Add onions, mix and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chopped tomato pulp, mix and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add ginger-garlic paste, mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add remaining red chilli powder, mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
6. Stuff the tomato cups with the chicken mince mixture.
7. Add ½ cup water to the pan and stir to mix. Place the stuffed tomatoes in it, cover and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked.
8. Remove stuffed tomatoes and place in a serving bowl.
9. Discard cinnamon and bay leaf from the pan and add cashewnut paste. Mix well.
10. Add ½ cup water and stir to mix. Add salt, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Lower heat, add cream and mix well. Switch off heat.
11. Pour gravy over the stuffed tomatoes, garnish with chopped coriander and serve immediately.