Monday, April 18, 2011

Chicken Karahi by Chef Rahat



Ingredients:
Chicken                                                 1 ½ kg
Oil                                                          1 cup
Tomato                                                  ½ kg
Garlic                                                    4 Cloves             
Coriander                                             1 ½ tsp
Zeera                                                    1 tsp
 Black pepper                                      10 -12
Black cardamom                                 1
Red chili powder                                  1tsp
Red chili flakes                                     1 ½ tsp
Salt                                                        1 tsp / per taste
Dry Methi/Fenugreek  Leaves            1 - 2 tbsp                              
Ginger                                                   1 – 2 inch piece                             
                       

Method:
Grind coriander, zeera, black cardamom seeds and black pepper together and keep aside.
 Egrind or finely chopp garlic , add 1/4 cup of water and keep asid efor later use.
Put oil in pan add chicken pieces and fry them till they get white but should not be brown. Continue cooking   chicken until all redness of chicken meat is gone, while sprinkling with garlic water from time to time.  Now remove chicken pieces from pan and put aside. Cut tomatoes in any shape and add in same oil, add red chili flakes and red chili powder. Cook for about a minute then cover the pan and let tomatoes cook. When tomatoes are all soft and mashed up add half of the finely chopped ginger and dry methi leaves. Stir well and add chicken pieces back in. Stir it gently so chicken pieces get coated, add 5 whole green chilies and salt. Let it cook , also  add rest of the  ginger and grinded masala(coriander, zeera, black cardamom seeds, black pepper).  . Add about 1 cup of water , cover  pan with lid and lower heat to minimum. When all water dried-up and  oil oozes out dish out and serve hot with nan/roti.


Note:
·         Chicken Karahi needs to be cooked on medium high heat through out.
·         Use  garlic water .


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