Nawabi Chicken Kalimirch

Name: Nawabi Chicken Kalimirch
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken cut into pieces; 2 tbsp raisins; 1 potato cut into big pieces; 150 grams curd; 2 tsp black pepper powder; Salt to taste; 2 grated onion; 4 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 3-4 slit green chillies; 2 tsp kasuri methi; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp mustard oil for marination; 4 tbsp fresh cream; Chopped coriander for garnishing; 1 capsicum cut into cubes; 2 tbsp butter; 5 tbsp refined oil; 8-10 peppercorns; 1 bay leaf; 1 dried red chilli; 4 green cardamom; 4-5 cloves; 1 black cardamom; 1 javitri; 2 cinnamon sticks

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

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Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

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Ingredients

1 and half hours

4 people

1 kgchicken cut into pieces
2 tbspraisins
1potato cut into big pieces
150 gramscurd
2 tspblack pepper powder
Salt to taste
2grated onion
4 tbspginger-garlic paste
3-4slit green chillies
2 tspkasuri methi
1 tspgaram masala
2 tbspmustard oil for marination
4 tbspfresh cream
Chopped coriander for garnishing
1capsicum cut into cubes
2 tbspbutter
5 tbsprefined oil
Khada Masalas
8-10peppercorns
1bay leaf
1dried red chilli
4green cardamom
4-5cloves
1black cardamom
1javitri
2cinnamon sticks

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Steps

1 and half hours

1

First we will marinate the chicken. For that we will add curd, 2 tbsp mustard oil and a tsp of pepper powder. Mix everything well and refrigerate it for an hour or two.
2

Now we will soak 10 to 12 cashews for an hour. After that we will add this cashews in a grinding jar with 2 tbsp of curd and grind them into a smooth paste.
3

Now heat a kadai. Add 4 tbsp of oil in it. Shallow fry the potato pieces. Keep them aside. Then add all the khada masalas mentioned above in the ingredients section.
4

Let them splutter a while. Then grated onion to it. At the same time add ginger-garlic paste. Add some salt and cook it on a low flame. Fry the masala for about 7 to 8 minutes.
5

Then add the marinated chicken in it. Combine it well with the masala; now cover the kadai with a lid and cook it on a low flame for about 15 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
6

Now in a separate pan add a tsp of oil and stir-fry the capsicum cubes. In the same pan fry the raisins too and keep them aside.
7

Now let's come to the chicken, after 15 minutes, add the cashews and curd mixture and mix it. (mentioned in step 2 above) Then add 1 cup of lukewarm water and mix it well.
8

Cook for about 10 minutes on a low flame then add 4 tbsp of fresh cream. Give it a mix. Now cook for another 5 minutes.
9

Then add some kasuri methi, fried raisins and capsicum cubes and black pepper powder. Mix everything well. Cook for another 5 minutes then add 2 tbsp of butter. Finally add some fresh cream and some chopped coriander. Switch off the flame.
10

Your Nawabi Chicken Kalimirch is now ready to serve. Serve it hot with some parathas.