Achari Chicken (Pickle style chicken)
Achari Chicken ,this dish is made with all the same spices that go into a pickle and is very delicious and succulent.
Ingredients:
750gms Chicken skinless medium sized pieces
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp nigella seeds or onions seeds(Kalonji)
4 dried whole red chilies
3 green chillies (slit)
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 large white onion finely sliced
2 tomatoes(chopped)
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
100 mls water
100mls lightly beaten yoghurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Chopped green coriander to garnish
Method:
1.In a heavy bottom sauce pan heat the oil. Add the fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds,bay leaf fennel seeds and nigella seeds. Sauté until they start to sizzle and pop for a minute or so. Also add the whole red chillies, stirring to make sure they don’t burn.
2.Add the sliced onion and fry until light brown in colour and have softened for about 6mins. To the pan now add the ginger/ garlic paste. Mix well. Add tomatoes, turmeric powder and chilli powder. Cook for a couple of minutes till the oil leaves the sides of the pan.
3.Add the chicken pieces cooking on high heat to make sure the pieces are sealed and coated in the gravy for 5-7 mins. Add the water and bring the curry to a boil, then simmer covered on a low heat cooking for 25-30 mins until the chicken is cooked through and succulent, stirring a couple of times.
4.At this stage, add the yoghurt and greeen chilies and stir, making sure not to let it cook for too long just a couple of minutes. Add salt and lemon juice to taste. Garnished with coriander .
5.Serve hot with roomali roti or naan. Enjoy!
Achari Chicken ,this dish is made with all the same spices that go into a pickle and is very delicious and succulent.
Ingredients:
750gms Chicken skinless medium sized pieces
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp nigella seeds or onions seeds(Kalonji)
4 dried whole red chilies
3 green chillies (slit)
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 large white onion finely sliced
2 tomatoes(chopped)
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
100 mls water
100mls lightly beaten yoghurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Chopped green coriander to garnish
Method:
1.In a heavy bottom sauce pan heat the oil. Add the fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds,bay leaf fennel seeds and nigella seeds. Sauté until they start to sizzle and pop for a minute or so. Also add the whole red chillies, stirring to make sure they don’t burn.
2.Add the sliced onion and fry until light brown in colour and have softened for about 6mins. To the pan now add the ginger/ garlic paste. Mix well. Add tomatoes, turmeric powder and chilli powder. Cook for a couple of minutes till the oil leaves the sides of the pan.
3.Add the chicken pieces cooking on high heat to make sure the pieces are sealed and coated in the gravy for 5-7 mins. Add the water and bring the curry to a boil, then simmer covered on a low heat cooking for 25-30 mins until the chicken is cooked through and succulent, stirring a couple of times.
4.At this stage, add the yoghurt and greeen chilies and stir, making sure not to let it cook for too long just a couple of minutes. Add salt and lemon juice to taste. Garnished with coriander .
5.Serve hot with roomali roti or naan. Enjoy!
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