Chicken Paprika Recipe

This is our family recipe for chicken. It is very delicious.

Ingredients
1. Chicken parts about 2 broiler fryer, cut up (5 to6pounds)
2. chicken broth (1can) about (1 3/4c) undiluted
3. butter (1/4c)
4. vegetable oil (2tbsp)
5. paprika (2tbsp)
6. sliced onion (1 medium)
7. sliced carrot (1/2c)
8. sliced celery (1/2c)
9. flour (3tbsp)
10. pepper (1/2tsp)
11. sour cream (1/2c)
12. ketchup (1tbsp)
13. salt (to taste)

Method of preparation:-
1. Take a large heavy frying pan. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 2 tablespoon of butter in it over the medium heat. Put few pieces of chicken in it. If needed,you can add more butter and oil. Fry it until the chicken pieces get brown on all sides.

2. Now take off the chicken from the heat and keep it aside. Saute onion, celery and carrot in the frying pan for about 5 minutes. Mix paprika and again cook it for 1 minute.

3. Take off the pan from heat. Mix flour, pepper, salt and ketchup in it and then mix chicken broth in the pan and cook it over medium heat until the sauce starts boiling.

4. Now reduce the heat and cover the pan and then cook it for 10 minutes on low heat. Add brown chicken in the pan and cook it for 35 to 45 minutes until the chicken gets tender.

5. Place the chicken and vegetables in warm baking dish. Add sour cream into the sauce, heat it but do not boil it. Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces.

Number of serving 6to 8