Bengali Style Chicken Rezala

Name: Bengali Style Chicken Rezala
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken; 5 tbsp Ghee; 2 tbsp Refined Oil; 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1 cup Onion Paste; 2 cup (1+1cup) Whisked Curd/Yogurt; 1/2 tsp Jaiphal/Nutmeg Powder; 1/2 tsp Jayitri/Mace Powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder; 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds; 6 pc Cashew nuts; 2 pc Bay Leaves; 1 tsp Cloves; 4-5 pc Green Cardamom; 1 pc Cinnamon Stick; 1 pc Black Cardamom; 1 tsp Black pepper; 3-4 Dried Red chilli; 2-3 Green Chilli; 1/2 tsp Kewra water; 1/2 tsp Rose water; 1 drop Mitha attar; as required Salt,sugar,water

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Ingredients

40 minuts

4-5 servings

1 kgChicken
5 tbspGhee
2 tbspRefined Oil
2 tbspGinger Garlic Paste
1 cupOnion Paste
2 cup (1+1cup)Whisked Curd/Yogurt
1/2 tspJaiphal/Nutmeg Powder
1/2 tspJayitri/Mace Powder
1 tspCoriander Powder
1/2 tspWhite Pepper Powder
1 tbspPoppy Seeds
6 pcCashew nuts
2 pcBay Leaves
1 tspCloves
4-5 pcGreen Cardamom
1 pcCinnamon Stick
1 pcBlack Cardamom
1 tspBlack pepper
3-4Dried Red chilli
2-3Green Chilli
1/2 tspKewra water
1/2 tspRose water
1 dropMitha attar
as requiredSalt,sugar,water

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Steps

40 minuts

1

Marinate Chicken:- Wash the chicken pieces well and place it in a bowl. Add 1 cup of Onion paste,2 tbsp of ginger garlic paste, 1cup of whisked curd/yogurt,1/2 tsp Nutmeg Powder,1/2 tsp Mace Powder,2tbsp Oil, Salt according to taste. Mix all the ingredients very well and marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
2

The gravy has to be very smooth for this dish. So it is essential all the ingredients are properly and finely blended.
3

Make a smooth paste of Cashew nuts and poppy seeds with water and set aside in a bowl.
4

Heat the kadhai with 5 tbsp Ghee. Once it is heated up, add the whole spices like cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, green cardamom, black cardamom, dried red chilli, green chilli, black pepper and saute for 2 minutes.
5

Add cashew nuts and poppy seeds paste and remaining 1 cup curd with whole spices and saute for another 5 minutes.
6

Now add marinated chicken,salt, to taste, coriander powder, white pepper powder, water if required and give it a good mix. Now close it with lid and allow the chicken to cook on medium heat for 15 to 20 minuts until the chicken is tender and cooked.
7

After 15minuts open the lid and sprinkle some sugar as per taste and give a slight mix. Adding sugar is totally an optional step. As we are Bengali we are using sugar almost each and every recipe. You can skip this step as well.
8

Add keora water, rose water,mitha attar and gently stir once. Turn off the heat. Cover the lid. Let the aroma of these essence/water absorb into chicken.
9

Chicken Rezala is ready now. Transfer the Chicken Rezala onto a serving plate and serve it along with Biryani/Pulao/Naan/Paratha/kulcha.