Achari Chicken
The Achari chicken curry is filled with great flavors from whole spices . It is perfect curry that has the right flavors of spiciness and strong flavors of Achari Masala. This will taste like bliss with a fresh naan or zeera rice and some salad on the side.
Ingredients
Achari Masala
- 6-8 allspice / Kebabchini
- 2 pinch Fenugreek Seed
- 1/2 tsp Black seeds/Kalonji
- 1 tsp Fennel Seed/ saunf
- 1&1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1&1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 Cinnamon Stick
- 3 Dry Red Chillies
- 1/2 tsp Ajwain /carom seed
For Chicken Marinade
- 1 kg Chicken with Bones
- Prepared Achari masala powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 3&1/2 tbsp Whisked Thick Yogurt Full Fat
For Gravy
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 6 Garlic cloves
- 12-15 Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 pinch Black seeds/Kalonji
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 cup Thick tomato paste or 2-3 medium size tomato puree
- 3-4 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- Pinch of red food colour
- 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro/Coriander leaves
Instructions
Achari Masala
- To make Achari masala ,add all the ingredients in a mixer grinder & make a fine powder.
Chicekn Marinade
- Marinate the chicken by mixing all the marinade ingredient in the chicken. Cover & refrigerate for 1-2 hours .
Gravy
- To make gravy ,Heat oil in a pan & add onions, Fry until it starts changing color.
- Now add garlic cloves, curry leaves, cumin, kalonji & mustard seeds & fry on medium flame for 1min.
- Add salt, chilli, turmeric powder and tomato paste. Mix well & cook for 2 minutes.
- Add marinated chicken & cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes.
- Add 1&1/4 cup water ,cover & cook until the chicken is completely cooked(about 15-20 min)on low flame
- Add lemon juice, check for salt ,add if needed.
- Add garam masala & chopped coriander leaves.Serve hot with roti naan or rice!!!