# Old Delhi Famous Chicken Changezi

Chicken Murg Changezi is a delicious and popular Mughlai curry with aromatic flavors of whole spices, creaminess from nuts, and milk.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 gr Chicken
- 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 0.5 Tsp Salt
- 0.5 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 Tsp Chaat Masala Powder
- 0.5 Tsp Cumin Powder
- 0.5 Tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 2 Pinch Red Food Colour
- 1 Lemon Juice
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 200 gr Onion, roughly chopped
- 250 gr Tomatoes
- 0.25 Tsp Salt
- 0.25 cup Oil
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 0.5 Tsp Regular Red Chilli Powder
- 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
- 0.25 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 0.5 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Fenugreek Leaves
- 100 gr Brined Curd
- 100 gr Amul Fresh Cream or milk cream
- 0.5 cup Water
- 4 Green Chillies, chopped
- 1 handful Coriander Leaves, chopped
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- Charcoal

## Instructions

1. Take 1/2kg chicken and make cuts so it cooks from inside.
2. Add 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala, 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala, 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red pepper powder, 2 pinch orange food color, and 1 lemon juice.
3. Mix well and leave to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
4. For the gravy, take a pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil.
5. Once the oil is hot, add 200-gram roughly chopped onion.
6. Let the onion turn slightly pink and soft.
7. Add 250gram tomatoes and some salt (2-3 pinch) to soften them.
8. Cook on slow to medium flame for 10 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
9. Let the mixture cool, then make a fine paste using a mixer jar.
10. Take the same pan, add 2-3 tablespoons of oil, and heat it up.
11. Place all the marinated chicken pieces in the hot oil and shallow fry them.
12. Fry one side for 5-6 minutes on high flame, then turn and cook the opposite side well.
13. Turn off the flame once the chicken is cooked from both sides.
14. Take another pan, add 1/4th cup oil and 1 tablespoon butter.
15. Add 2 tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste and fry for 1 minute on high flame.
16. Slow down the flame and add 1/2 teaspoon normal red pepper powder, 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red pepper powder, 1 tablespoon coriander powder, 1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
17. Slightly mix and roast the spices for a few seconds.
18. Add the tomato and onion paste and fry it well on high flame until the oil comes up.
19. Add 1 tablespoon Fenugreek seeds and fry well on high flame.
20. Add 100gram of brined curd and mix it.
21. Add the fried chicken to the gravy.
22. Add 100gram Amul fresh cream or milk cream and mix.
23. Add 1/2 cup water and mix everything well.
24. Cover and cook on low-medium flame for 15 minutes.
25. Fry well on high flame, then slow down the flame.
26. Add 4 chopped green chilies and some chopped green coriander, then mix.
27. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and mix well.
28. Place a bowl in the middle, add hot coal to it, and use oil or butter on the coal.
29. Cover for 10 minutes to give it coal smoke.
30. Serve the Chicken Changezi.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Mixer jar
- Bowl

## Tips

- Add salt according to your taste.
- Orange food color is optional; red food color can be used or skipped.
- Adding salt to tomatoes helps them soften.
- Concentrate on frying the gravy well for better taste.
- Cover the pan during simmering as the gravy jumps.
- Give coal smoke for 10 minutes for an authentic flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/Bt6KJZxkTCM?si=mn5ldXH6siLU92Ku
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- Extracted: 2026-04-16

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