Chicken Chap

Name: Chicken Chap
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 whole chicken legs; 50 gm cashew nuts; 50 gm poppy seeds; 1/2 cup hung curd/Greek yogurt; 1 big onion paste; 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 5-6 whole peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2-3 green cardamoms; 1/2 teaspoon rose water; 2-3 drops mitha attar; 7-8 strands saffron; 1/2 cup ghee; 2 tablespoon refined oil; 1/2 teaspoon sahi garam masala powder

Flavors by Soumi @Soumi_Nag

Kolkata

#nonv
Chicken chap is a mughlai dish & this is a real delight for non-veg lovers. This preparation not only look great but tastes even better. Preparation is very easy & it goes well with rumali roti, lachha paratha & biriyani .

Flavors by Soumi @Soumi_Nag

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Ingredients

40 minutes

2 people

2whole chicken legs
50 gmcashew nuts
50 gmpoppy seeds
1/2 cuphung curd/Greek yogurt
1big onion paste
1 tablespoonGinger-garlic paste
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
1 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonsugar
5-6whole peppercorns
2bay leaves
1 inchcinnamon stick
2-3green cardamoms
1/2 teaspoonrose water
2-3 dropsmitha attar
7-8 strandssaffron
1/2 cupghee
2 tablespoonrefined oil
1/2 teaspoonsahi garam masala powder

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Steps

40 minutes

1

First clean the chicken pieces & make 2-3 deep gashes over the chicken pieces. Now marinate the chicken pieces with yogurt,onion paste, cashew-poppyseed paste,red chilli powder,sahi garam masala, Ginger-garlic paste, salt,sugar & 2 tablespoon of oil. keep this marinated for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
2

After 2 hours heat up the ghee on a pan then temper it by adding peppercorns, cinnamon, cardamoms & bay leaves.wait until the aroma comes out. Then place only the chicken pieces into the ghee & fry both side of the piece for 3-4 minutes.
3

Now add the marinade to the pan & spread evenly over the chicken pieces. You don't need to stir much for this recipe, just turn the chicken pieces occasionally. Now cover up the pan & let the chicken cook for 20 minutes. Uncover the pan in between to check if the gravy stuck to the bottom or not. Keep the flame between medium to low.
4

After 20 minutes check if the chicken is done or not, then add saffron soaked warm water, rose water & mitha attar & cook for another 10 minutes...keep the flame low.
5

Once the chicken pieces are properly cooked, turn off the flame & serve it with paratha or biriyani.