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Spicy Chicken Karahi

A creamy, buttery, and spicy restaurant-style Chicken Karahi, rich in flavor, full of aroma, and perfect for dinner or daawat nights.

  • Cook8 min
  • Total8 min
  • Servings8 servings
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CuisinePakistani

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 100 g butter
  • 4 medium onions · chopped
  • 2 kg chicken
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 8 tomatoes
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 200 ml cream
  • Spices
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp crushed chillies
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • Roasted Masala
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns
  • 6 whole dried red chillies
  • Garnish
  • Butter
  • Green chillies
  • Lemon slices
  • Ginger
  • Ground roasted masala

Instructions

  1. In a pan, heat ⅓ cup oil and add 50g butter.
  2. Add 2 medium chopped onions and sauté until translucent.
  3. Add 1 kg chicken and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
  4. Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and mix well.
  5. Add 4 tomatoes, cover with a lid, and cook until soft. Remove the tomato skins and mash the tomatoes.
  6. Add black pepper, cumin powder, crushed chillies, salt, and coriander powder. Mix well.
  7. Add ½ cup yogurt and cook until everything is well combined.
  8. In a separate pan, dry roast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, and whole dried red chillies. Grind them and sprinkle over the karahi.
  9. Mix well, cover, and cook for 3 minutes.
  10. Add 100 ml cream and mix well.
  11. Garnish with butter, green chillies, lemon slices, ginger, and the remaining ground roasted masala.
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