Shahi Chicken

20 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Marinate the chicken with basic ingredients: lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and ginger-garlic paste. Mix well and let it marinate for 10-15 minutes.
  2. 2Marinate the chicken with basic ingredients: lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and ginger-garlic paste. Mix well and let it marinate for 10-15 minutes.
  3. 3Marinate the chicken with basic ingredients: lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and ginger-garlic paste. Mix well and let it marinate for 10-15 minutes.
  4. 4In a blender, mix one cup of milk with almonds, cashews, and 3-4 green chilies. Blend to make a fine paste.
  5. 5In a blender, mix one cup of milk with almonds, cashews, and 3-4 green chilies. Blend to make a fine paste.
  6. 6In a blender, mix one cup of milk with almonds, cashews, and 3-4 green chilies. Blend to make a fine paste.
  7. 7Dry roast whole spices: cumin seeds, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, star anise, mace, coriander seeds, and fennel seeds. Dry roast for 10-15 seconds and then coarsely blend them into a powder.
  8. 8Dry roast whole spices: cumin seeds, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, star anise, mace, coriander seeds, and fennel seeds. Dry roast for 10-15 seconds and then coarsely blend them into a powder.
  9. 9Dry roast whole spices: cumin seeds, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, star anise, mace, coriander seeds, and fennel seeds. Dry roast for 10-15 seconds and then coarsely blend them into a powder.
  10. 10In a pan, sauté two sliced onions in half a cup of oil for 2-3 minutes.
  11. 11In a pan, sauté two sliced onions in half a cup of oil for 2-3 minutes.
  12. 12In a pan, sauté two sliced onions in half a cup of oil for 2-3 minutes.
  13. 13Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook until it turns light brown.
  14. 14Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook until it turns light brown.
  15. 15Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook until it turns light brown.
  16. 16Add the blended chili paste, yogurt, and 1-2 tbsp of shahi chicken masala to the chicken. Mix well.
  17. 17Add the blended chili paste, yogurt, and 1-2 tbsp of shahi chicken masala to the chicken. Mix well.
  18. 18Add the blended chili paste, yogurt, and 1-2 tbsp of shahi chicken masala to the chicken. Mix well.
  19. 19Cook for 7-8 minutes, or until the oil separates from the mixture.
  20. 20Cook for 7-8 minutes, or until the oil separates from the mixture.
  21. 21Cook for 7-8 minutes, or until the oil separates from the mixture.
  22. 22Garnish with green chilies, ginger, and fresh coriander.
  23. 23Garnish with green chilies, ginger, and fresh coriander.
  24. 24Garnish with green chilies, ginger, and fresh coriander.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken
  • 1 kg chicken
  • 1 kg chicken
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 0.5 tsp zeera (cumin seeds)
  • 0.5 tsp zeera (cumin seeds)
  • 0.5 tsp zeera (cumin seeds)
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 black cardamom
  • 2 black cardamom
  • 2 black cardamom
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 star anise
  • 0.5 piece mace
  • 0.5 piece mace
  • 0.5 piece mace
  • 1 tbsp corriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp corriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp corriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 3 dry red chillies
  • 3 dry red chillies
  • 3 dry red chillies
  • 0.5 cup oil
  • 0.5 cup oil
  • 0.5 cup oil
  • 2 sliced onions
  • 2 sliced onions
  • 2 sliced onions
  • 7 almonds
  • 7 almonds
  • 7 almonds
  • 5 cashewnuts
  • 5 cashewnuts
  • 5 cashewnuts
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 green chillies
  • 3 green chillies
  • 3 green chillies
  • 0.5 cup curd
  • 0.5 cup curd
  • 0.5 cup curd
  • 1 tbsp shahi chicken masala
  • 1 tbsp shahi chicken masala
  • 1 tbsp shahi chicken masala
  • 0.5 cup fresh coriander
  • 0.5 cup fresh coriander
  • 0.5 cup fresh coriander
  • 0.5 cup ginger
  • 0.5 cup ginger
  • 0.5 cup ginger
  • 0.5 cup green chillies
  • 0.5 cup green chillies
  • 0.5 cup green chillies

Equipment

blenderwok or frying pan