Lehsuni Chicken Kadhai
It is a simple recipe consisting of chicken flavored with garlic and some basic masalas, cooked with tomatoes. The fresh ground kadhai masala is the key to this flavorful dish.
Ingredients
Kadhai spice mix
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seed
- 1/2 tsp shahzeera
- 5 cloves
- 6 Green Cardamom
- 3 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 2 Strand Mace
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1/2 tsp Fennel Seed
- 3-4 Kashmiri dry chillies
For Gravy
- 1 kg Chicken with Bones
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 10 Curry Leaves
- 15 Garlic cloves
- 5 Green Chillies slit
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
- 3-4 Tomato
- 1/2 cup Whisked Thick Yogurt Full Fat
- 2 tbsp Chopped Coriander & Mint leaves
Instructions
Kadhai spice mix
- In a food processor or grinder add all spices and make a fine powder. Keep aside.
For Gravy
- In a pan heat oil and add garlic, cumin, curry leaves, green chillies. sauce for 1minute.
- Add chicken, garlic paste and chopped ginger. Cook on high flame for 5 minutes.
- Cut tomatoes in half and place on chicken. Cover the lid and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
- Now remove the tomato skin and mash the tomatoes well using a spoon.
- Add the prepared kadhai spice mix and cook on high flame until its releases its oil.
- Add yoghurt and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add coriander and mint leaves and add salt if needed. Serve hot with rice or roti.