Awadhi Chicken Chaap

Name: Awadhi Chicken Chaap
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms chicken with bones; 1 onion paste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 8-10 cashewnuts; 1 tbsp charmagaz paste; 1/2 cup curd; 1.5 tsp Chaap Masala; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 2 drops mitha attar; 1 tsp rose water; 1/4 tsp shahi garam masala; 1 tsp green chilli paste; 2 cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1 small stick cinnamon; 2 tsp roasted gramflour or sattu; 2 tsp grated khowa; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp refined oil; To taste salt; 1/4 tsp sugar

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Chicken Chaap is a rich traditional Awadhi dish which goes very well with naan,roomali roti and Biryani. Ingredients like cashewnuts,charmagaz, malai and khoya adds to the richness of this authentic chicken recipe.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

400 gmschicken with bones
1onion paste
2 tspgarlic paste
1 tspginger paste
1 tbspmalai or fresh cream
8-10cashewnuts
1 tbspcharmagaz paste
1/2 cupcurd
1.5 tspChaap Masala
1/2 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
2 dropsmitha attar
1 tsprose water
1/4 tsp shahi garam masala
1 tspgreen chilli paste
2cardamoms
4cloves
1small stick cinnamon
2 tsproasted gramflour or sattu
2 tspgrated khowa
2 tbspghee
1 tbsprefined oil
To tastesalt
1/4 tspsugar

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with curd and salt for at least 1 hour.Shake off marinade and fry the chicken pieces golden brown in a grill pan.Meanwhile make a paste of 1 chopped onion,charmagaz,cashewnuts,ginger and garlic paste.
2

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a nonstick pan.Sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala.When they crackle add the ground paste alongwith grated khowa and red chilli powder.Now add the fried chicken pieces and fry till oil leaves sides.Add chaap masala,and garam masala.Add half cup water and cook on low flame till done.Sprinkle 2 drops Mitha Attar,rose water and toss. Enjoy Awadhi Chicken Chaap with roomali roti, naan or as a side dish to Kolkata style Chicken/Mutton Biryani.