Ramadan Special - Chicken Rezala

Name: Ramadan Special - Chicken Rezala
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms. Chicken, curry cut; 2 onion paste; 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1 tbsp. cashewnut paste; 1 cup yoghurt, beaten; 1 tsp. coriander-cummin powder; 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder; 1/2 tsp. pepper powder; to taste salt; 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped; 3-4 tbsp. mustard oil; 2 Bay leaves; 1 " stick cinnamon; 3 cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1 tbsp. rose water; Green chillies and coriander leaves for garnishing

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

This is my version of Chicken Rezala cooked into a creamy texture. A very popular Bengali cuisine, it is best relished with butter naan, stuffed kulcha or tandoori roti. It is cooked in a cashew nut, poppy seeds and yoghurt based gravy and tastes just heavenly.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

500gms. Chicken, curry cut
2onion paste
1 tbsp.ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp.cashewnut paste
1 cupyoghurt, beaten
1 tsp.coriander-cummin powder
1/2 tsp.garam masala powder
1/2 tsp.pepper powder
to tastesalt
2 tbsp.coriander leaves, chopped
3-4 tbsp.mustard oil
2Bay leaves
1" stick cinnamon
3cardamoms
4cloves
1 tbsp.rose water
Green chillies and coriander leaves for garnishing

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Steps

1

Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a pan and shallow fry the chicken pieces till light brown. Keep aside. Add the remaining oil and temper with the bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves.
2

Next fry the onion paste and the ginger-garlic paste till light brown.
3

Add the yoghurt. Continue to stir till it leaves the sides of the pan.
4

Now add the Cashew paste, pepper powder, coriander-cumin powder and garam masala powder. Saute well for 2 minutes.
5

Add the fried chicken, salt......
6

...... coriander leaves and 1 cup water.
7

Cover and cook till the Chicken is tender and the consistency is slightly thick. Add rose water.
8

Garnish with coriander leaves and green chilies. Serve with either rice or chapattis.