Achari Chicken Karahi

Ingredients

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

Other ingredients

• 21½ cup yogurt
• 21½ lemon
• 10¾ cup oil
• 21½ tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 21½ kg chicken
• 86 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.