Achari Chicken Karahi

Ingredients

• For Achari Masala
• 20½ tsp salt
• 20½ tsp red chilli powder
• 10¼ tbsp mustard seeds · rai
• 10¼ tbsp fennel seeds · saunf
• 10¼ tbsp coriander seeds
• 20½ tsp nigella seeds · kalonji
• 10¼ tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 20½ tsp cumin seeds · zeera
• 10¼ tsp turmeric powder · haldi
• 20½ tsp crushed red chillies
• 20½ tsp fenugreek seeds · methi dana

Other ingredients

• 20½ cup yogurt
• 20½ lemon
• 10¼ cup oil
• 20½ tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 20½ kg chicken
• 82 blended tomatoes

Instructions

1. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder.
2. Achari Yogurt Mix.
3. 1 cup yogurt.
4. 3 tbsp prepared achari masala.
5. Mix well and set aside.
6. Stuffed Green Chillies.
7. Remaining achari masala.
8. Juice of 1 lemon.
9. Green chillies (slit)
10. Mix leftover masala with lemon juice, stuff into green chillies, and set aside.
11. Heat ½ cup oil in a pan or karahi.
12. Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and sauté lightly.
13. Add: 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp nigella seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, whole dried red chillies and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds.
14. Add 1 kg chicken and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
15. Add 4 blended tomatoes, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
16. Add yogurt + achari masala mixture.
17. Cook on high flame for 3 minutes, then cover and cook until oil separates and water dries.
18. Garnish with stuffed green chillies.
19. Julienned ginger.
20. Lemon slices.
21. Homemade Achari Chicken Karahi recipe made with fresh achari masala and traditional Pakistani spices.
22. No packet masala, only authentic Pakistani achari chicken cooked step by step at home.
23. Perfect with naan or roti for lunch or dinner.