# Chicken Chukauni

This is a really easy and fast to make Chicken Chukauni recipe that tastes incredible.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g boneless chicken, cut into small cubes
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Light brush or spray oil for frying
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 green chilies, chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped (divided)
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 1.5 tbsp mustard oil
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 0.5 tsp mustard seeds
- 0.5 tsp fenugreek seeds

## Instructions

1. Mix chicken with ginger-garlic paste, salt, pepper, Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric, and lemon juice.
2. Rest the marinated chicken for 10-15 minutes.
3. Brush or spray a pan with very little oil.
4. Pan-fry chicken on medium-high until golden brown.
5. Transfer the chicken to a bowl.
6. Add sliced onion, chopped chilies, and half the coriander to the chicken.
7. Mix well and set aside.
8. In another bowl, whisk thick curd with garlic paste, salt, and sugar until smooth and creamy.
9. Heat mustard oil until smoking hot.
10. Turn off the heat.
11. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, turmeric, and paprika to the hot oil to make the tadka.
12. Pour the hot tadka into the curd and swirl gently to keep the streaks.
13. Pour the yogurt mixture over the chicken mixture.
14. Mix gently.
15. Finish with more chopped coriander leaves.
16. Enjoy with rotis or rice.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl

## Tips

- Use paprika instead of Kashmiri chili powder if preferred.
- Mix gently to keep the streaks in the yogurt sauce.
- Enjoy with rotis or rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU6jSUCDC3V/?igsh=MXdydnV0cmhsODRrMg%3D%3D
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9cd242b3-a934-4131-ba67-6521a7024b75
- Extracted: 2026-02-20

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