Chicken Karhai

The most famous Pakistani Dish.Be it a lunch or dinner, this dish is loved the most by everyone. It is easy to cook and tastes absolutely delicious.  Try it and let us know how it turned out 🙂

Chicken Karhai

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• CourseMain Course, Main Dish
• CuisineDesi

Chicken Karhai Print Recipe CourseMain Course, Main Dish CuisineDesi

Ingredients

• 1 Chicken Cut into small pieces ( dressed weight appx 1 Kg)
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Onion Finely Chopped
• 1 bulb garlic big
• 1 piece Ginger
• 1 Nutmeg + 2 leaves of Jaiwatri ground
• 2 Tablespoon Ginger
• 2 Tablespoon Oil
• 1/2 Kg Tomatoes Finely Chopped
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Ginger Julian Cut (Finely cut)
• 2 Tablespoons Coriander green (Finely chopped)
• 3 Green Chilies Finely Chopped
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

For Tarka

• 1/4 Cup Oil
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon Cumin Roasted and crush

Servings:

Instructions

1. Finely Crush garlic whole garlic bulb along with peel and ginger piece together.

   
2. Add 1/4 cup of water. Strain out the juice

   
3. Place karhai with chicken, Finely chopped onion, and nutmeg powder on heat. Add garlic ginger juice to it

   
4. Cook covered over medium high heat for approximately 5 seconds till water is about to dry
5. Add 2 Tablespoons oil to it and cook till water is almost dry

   
6. Add finely chopped tomatoes. Cook over high heat till tomatoes are cooked well and the mixture is thick

   
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8. Add Chili flakes and cook a little. At this time place oil over heat in another pan so that it is ready at the time of tarka

   
9. Add salt, black pepper, green coriander, green chilies and Julian cut ginger

   
10. Roast cumin, crush it and spread it over cooked chicken

    
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12. Pour hot oil over it and cover it with lid at once and turn the heat low. Cook for another minute or so

    
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14. Serve hot with Naan

    
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