Chicken Chaap
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 Chicken legs, 2 chicken thighs, washed and dried
  • 1 small Onion , ground to paste
  • ¼ cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt) or 3 tbsp yogurt
  • 3 tbsp besan , roasted
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, fresh
  • 2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder, hot
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
  • ⅓ tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder(fresh if possible)
  • 2 tablespoon Cashew paste
  • 3 tablespoons Poppy seeds , soaked in warm water for 20 minutes and make a paste
  • few strands of saffron
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Kewra Water , 1 tsp
  • 1 + 3tbsp of Ghee plus 2 bsp vegetable oil
  • Salt , to taste
For tempering
  • 3 tbsp ghee + 2 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds/shah jeera
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, add onion paste, yogurt, roasted chickpea flour, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder,garam masala, paste of cashew and poppy seeds, saffron, kewra water, sugar, salt and 1 tbsp of ghee. Mix everything well. Add the chicken to it, mix really well and marinate in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours of overnight.
  2. In a large bottomed pan, add 3 tbsp of ghee and 3 tbsp of oil.. Let it get hot.
  3. Add the cumin, caraway seeds. Then toss in the marinated chicken with all the masala and slow roast it. Keep it on medium high heat and keep turning and stirring every few minutes and cook for 10 minutes. Then cover and let it cook for another 15 minutes.
  4. Remove the lid and now again, saute it until everything is cooked and the curry is all dried up. If you want little curry, take it out a little earlier.
Enjoy and serve with naan, chapathi or pulao.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2020/08/13/chicken-chaap/