Rarha Chicken

Category: Main course, North Indian

Time - 35 Minutes + 1 hr for marination

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg chicken, cut into pieces
  
• 1 cup yogurt (dahi)
• Salt, to taste
  
• 1 cup oil
  
• 1 bay leaf
  
• 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
• 4 green cardamom (chhoti elaichi)
  
• 1 tsp cumin (jeera)
  
• 1 tsp coriander powder (dhania)
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 2 tsp ginger paste
• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 tsp ginger , shredded 1 tsp chilli powder
  
• 2 whole red chillies (sabut lal mirch)
  
• 1 cup tomato ,chopped
  
• 1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

METHOD

• Whisk together the yogurt and salt and marinate the chicken in it for an hour.
• Heat the oil and add the bay leaf, both cardamoms, and cumin.
• When the seeds splutter add the onions and sauté till light brown. Add ginger and garlic pastes and stir for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in coriander, turmeric and chilli powder. Add the chicken along with the marinade, and cook over high heat to begin with and then medium, till cooked through, stirring a few times.
• Cook until tender. Add the tomatoes and chopped ginger and stir. Then add the whole red chillies.
• Stir fry till the chicken pieces are coated with the masala. Serve hot.

Enjoy! Rarha Chicken recipe and nutrition chart

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