Dahi Chicken

This recipe involves chicken marinated in curd and other masalas and then cooked with whole spices.

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken

3 medium onions, chopped long and fried till brown in color (similar to the type we have for biryani)

2 medium tomatoes, grated

200 gms curd

2 tsp haldi

2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp tandoori masala

2 tsp chicken/meat masala

1 tsp dhana jeeru masala

2 tbsp ghee

5-6 cloves

2-3 cardamom

2-3 bay leaves

2 inch cinnamon stick

2 dagad phool (Black stone flower)

½ star anise

Salt

Method:

Marinate the chicken in curd, haldi (1tsp), red chilli powder (1tsp), chicken masala (1tsp), garam masala, tandoori masala and salt for about 6-7 hours.

Heat ghee in a vessel. Add whole garam masalas and cook till aroma. Add the fried onion and cook for about 2 mins.

Add haldi (1tsp), red chilli powder (1tsp), dhana jeeru powder, chicken masala and salt. 

Cook till masalas mix well with the onion.

Now add the tomatoes and cook till oil comes on surface.

Now add the marinated chicken along with all the curd and masalas and mix well.

Do not add water yet. Let it cook for about 4-5 minutes and add water only if required.

Keep stirring on low flame till the chicken is cooked.

You can garnish it with kasuri methi.

Serve hot with chapatti or naan.