Karahi Chicken – Pakistani Street Style

Karahi Chicken Recipe

Ingredients (Serves 3)

  1. Chicken – 1/2 kg, cut into medium-small pieces
  2. Oil – 3 tbsp
  3. Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp
  4. Tomatoes, small – 3 ripe, halved (I prefer to use roma tomatoes for this recipe)
  5. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
    Coriander powder – 1.5 – 2 tsp
    Chili powder (I used 3/4 tsp each of kashmiri and regular chili powder) – 1.5 tsp
    Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
    Pepper powder – 1/2 – 3/4 tsp
    Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
    Green chilies (mildly spicy )  – 2 – 3 , diagonally sliced
  6. Kasoori methi – 1/4 tsp
    Fresh cream / heavy cream – 1 – 2 tbsp
    Butter – 2 – 3 tsp
  7. Green chilies – 1 –  2, diagonally sliced
    Ginger – 1/2 tsp, julienned
    Cilantro – 1 – 2 bsp, chopped
  8. Salt – to taste

Method

  1. Heat 3 tbsp oil over medium high heat and add chicken pieces. Cook for 5 – 6 minutes, stirring in between till color changes. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for a few minutes till the raw smell of ginger-garlic paste is completely gone. Add halved tomatoes, salt and cook for 4 – 5 minutes till tomatoes turn soft. Using tongs, remove the tomato peel. Cook for a few more minutes. Mash the tomatoes gently using the spatula. Add the spice powders numbered 5 (you can also add 1.5 tbsp yoghurt along with the spices) and cook for a few minutes while stirring. Cover and cook over low-medium heat for 10 – 15 minutes till chicken is completely cooked. Taste-check for salt. Add kasoori methi, fresh cream and butter. Mix well. Cook for a minute and switch off. Sprinkle sliced green chilies, ginger and cilantro. Serve immediately with naan, chapathi or jeera rice.
    Tip
    For extra taste -You can replace coriander powder and cumin powder with coriander seeds and cumin seeds. Lightly roast and coarsely powder coriander seeds and cumin seeds and then use in this recipe.

     

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Maya Akhil

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