Dum Chicken Tangdi

Name: Dum Chicken Tangdi
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 full chicken legs (thigh and drumstick); 2 tbsp oil; 1 medium onion finely chopped; 1-2 green chillies finely chopped; to taste Chat masala; 3-4 lemon Slices; 3 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1 tbsp coriander powder; to taste Salt; 5 cloves; 5 peppercorns; 1 inch Cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 1 black cardamom; 5 green cardamoms

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

Feast your senses. Succulent chicken legs cooked to perfection. Try out this easy to cook recipe of the ever-popular dum chicken tangdi. #feast

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

Feast your senses. Succulent chicken legs cooked to perfection. Try out this easy to cook recipe of the ever-popular dum chicken tangdi. #feast

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Ingredients

2 hour 30 minutes

2 servings

2full chicken legs (thigh and drumstick)
2 tbspoil
1medium onion finely chopped
1-2green chillies finely chopped
to tasteChat masala
3-4lemon Slices
Marinade
3 tbspcurd
2 tbspginger garlic paste
2 tspred chilli powder
1 tbspcumin powder
1 tbspcoriander powder
to tasteSalt
Garam masala (coarsely ground)
5cloves
5peppercorns
1 inchCinnamon stick
1star anise
1black cardamom
5green cardamoms

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Steps

2 hour 30 minutes

1

To prepare the marinade, mix the curd and the ginger garlic paste.
2

Add in the salt, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, and the coarsely ground garam masala. Mix well.
3

Add the chicken legs and mix until they are well coated. Marinate them for at least two hours, preferably overnight.
4

Before cooking, wipe off the marinade from the chicken. Do not throw away the marinade.
5

Heat the oil in a pan. Add in finely chopped onions and green chillies. Saute. Just as it is about to change color, add in the chicken legs and sear them on high flame till they colorize.
6

Add in the marinade with about half a cup of water. Cover it with a lid and put it on dum on low flame for 20 minutes. You can also use aluminium foil for it just beneath the lid.
7

Once the chicken is cooked, dry off the excess water.
8

Dum Chicken Tangdi is ready to serve. Sprinkle on a bit of chat masala and serve with lemon wedges.