Nepali Chicken Pickle

Directions

  1. 1Marinate the chicken with salt and turmeric.
  2. 2Dry roast coriander seeds, fenugreek, dried red chillies, cumin seeds, black cumin, and fennel.
  3. 3Grind the roasted spices into a powder.
  4. 4Heat mustard oil in a pan and deep fry the marinated chicken.
  5. 5Add Kashmiri red chilli powder to the chicken while frying until it turns golden brown.
  6. 6Remove the fried chicken from the oil.
  7. 7In the same oil, deep fry garlic cloves, ginger, and green chillies until they turn brownish.
  8. 8Remove the fried aromatics from the oil.
  9. 9Combine the fried chicken and fried aromatics in a bowl.
  10. 10Add the roasted masala powder, salt, red chilli powder, sesame seeds, and vinegar to the chicken mixture.
  11. 11Mix well until every chicken piece is coated with the spices.
  12. 12Store the chicken pickle in jars.

Ingredients

  • 300 gms chicken breast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp black cumin
  • 1 tsp fennel
  • 1 tsp fenugreek
  • 5 dried red chillies
  • mustard oil
  • Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 20 garlic cloves
  • 2 inch ginger
  • 5 green chillies
  • 1 tbsp masala mix
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp vinegar

Equipment

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