Afghani Chicken

 

Serves 4-5

 

Ingredients:

 

500 gms chicken

1/2 bunch kothmir, optional. If you don't like a white colour gravy you can use kothmir to add a light green color to the gravy

3 chillies

3 medium onions, fried

2 tsp ginger garlic paste

10-12 cashews

15-20 peanuts

1 tsp white sesame seeds

1 tsp poppy seeds

2 tsp garam masala powder

3 tsp crushed kasuri methi

4-5 tbsp curd

Salt

 

Method:

 

Make paste of chilli, coriander and onion. Marinate the chicken in with ginger garlic paste for atleast 2 hours.

 

Heat oil. Add the chicken and fry on both sides till done. Remove from flame.

 

In the same oil, add the onion-coriander paste and cook well.

 

Now make a paste of cashews, peanuts, sesame seeds and poppy seeds. Add this paste to the marinade and cook well. Add salt.

 

Add well beaten curd. Add kasuri methi. Add the cooked chicken. Now mix well and simmer for about 8-10 mins.

 

Once oil starts to come on the surface add garam masala powder and mix well. Simmer for another 5-6 mins. Switch off the flame.

Serve hot with chapati or naan.