Chicken Kosha

20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Mix all ingredients (chicken, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, green chillis, yogurt, mustard oil) in a bowl.
  2. 2Marinate for 1-2 hours.
  3. 3Prepare homemade garam masala by dry roasting cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorns, javitri, jaiphoal, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and dry red chillis in a pan.
  4. 4Grind the roasted spices into a powder using a mortar and pestle.
  5. 5Slice 300gm onions.
  6. 6In a pan, sauté the onions with 1/4 cup of mustard oil and a pinch of sugar until caramelized.
  7. 7Add marinated chicken to the caramelized onions.
  8. 8Cook on high heat for five minutes.
  9. 9Add 3/4th of the homemade garam masala and 3 tbsp of warm water.
  10. 10Cover and cook on low flame for 20 minutes.
  11. 11Meanwhile, prepare a mix of curd, Kashmiri red chilli powder, and besan.
  12. 12Turn off the gas, and mix the curd mixture with the chicken, the rest of the garam masala, and brown ghee.
  13. 13Simmer until the chicken is tender.

Ingredients

  • 600 gm chicken
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 green chillis - chopped
  • 3 tbsp yogurt
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • 4 cloves
  • 3 green cardamom
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 9 black peppercorns
  • 10 javitri (mace)
  • 0.5 jaiphoal (nutmeg)
  • 0.25 tsp coriander seeds
  • 0.25 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chillis
  • 300 gm onions-sliced
  • 0.25 cup mustard oil
  • 0.25 tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp warm water
  • 3 tbsp curd
  • 0.5 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp besan
  • 1 tsp brown ghee

Equipment

panbowlmortar and pestleknifewooden spoon