Kolkata chicken chaap

Name: Kolkata chicken chaap
Total time: 6000 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 chicken legs; 1 cup hung curd; 1 dry red chilli; 2 bay leaves; 1 inch Cinnamon stick (dalchini); 1 onion, ground to paste; 2 inch ginger, grated or paste; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp garam masala powder; 1-1/2 tbsp cashew nuts ground to paste; 3 tbsp poppy seeds, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes; as needed Kewra water, a few drops; As needed Ghee or butter as required for cooking; as per taste Salt; 1 pinch sugar(optional)

Reshma Mathias @RjsKitchen21

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Kolkata chicken chaap receipe is essentially slow cooked chicken tangdi that is marinated overnight, for the chicken to take in all the flavours. It is then cooked in a rich & luscious onion , ginger garlic, cashews and poppy seeds gravy.

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Reshma Mathias @RjsKitchen21

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Ingredients

100 minutes

2 servings

2chicken legs
1 cuphung curd
1dry red chilli
2bay leaves
1 inchCinnamon stick (dalchini)
1onion, ground to paste
2 inchginger, grated or paste
5 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tspred chilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspgaram masala powder
1-1/2 tbspcashew nuts ground to paste
3 tbsppoppy seeds, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes
as neededKewra water, a few drops
As neededGhee or butter as required for cooking
as per tasteSalt
1 pinchsugar(optional)

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Steps

100 minutes

1

To begin making kolkata chicken chaap receipe, first soak poppy seeds into warm water for 20 minutes
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Meanwhile prepare the fresh garam masala quickly. You may also use the stored garam masala but the freshly made garam masala is more flavourful.
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Clean the chicken, wash well, pat them dry and with a fork, prick all over the chicken till the bone in several places.
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In blender,take the soaked poppy seeds and cashew nut together to make a smooth paste, by adding a little water.Take it out in a bowl. With the help of a little water,grind coarsely chopped onions, ginger and garlic cloves in a fine paste.
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In a big mixing bowl, add curd, ground onion- ginger- garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala, a little salt and a pinch of sugar and whisk with a hand whisk or a fork till evenly combined.
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Pour this marinade all over the chicken,mix well. Add a spoonful of ghee on it and coat the chicken, this will keep the chicken soft and juicy after being cooked. Cover and put the chicken in the refrigerator for a minimum of 5 hours. You can marinate chicken overnight to get best results when the recipe is done.
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Once done, take the marinated chicken out from the refrigerator and let them thaw to almost room temperature before cooking.
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In a wide kadai or handi add about 2 tbsp of ghee on medium heat. Once the ghee is hot, temper with bay leaf, whole red chilli and cinnamon stick and stir for a little while.
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After the aroma of cinnamon rises, shake off the marinade from the chicken legs and put them in hot ghee. Turn the heat to medium and slow cook for about 15 to 20 minutes flipping the legs from time to time.
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Once the leg is almost cooked,add the remaining marinade and cook for about 10 more minutes for all the raw smell of onion ginger garlic to disappear.
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Now add cashew and poppy seed paste. Cook for another 20 to 30 minutes and till the spices are dried and the dish comes together and smells divine. Add 1 or 2 drops of kewra water,stir and switch off.
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Serve kolkata chicken chaap recipe with raita or any Rice Roti or neer dosa for a complete meal
Enjoy!!!!