easy Kaju Chicken
Ingredients
- Ghee2–3 tbsp + ½ tbsp + 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp
- Bay leaf2
- Cardamom4–5
- Onion · roughly sliced3
- Saltto taste
- Garlic · paste2 tbsp
- Cashew15–20 + 10–12
- Cinnamon stick½ inches
- Cilantro · roughly chopped
- Chicken drumstick1 kg
- Oil · तेल2 tbsp
- Chili pepper3
- Chicken · cooked
- Yoghurt · beaten1 ½ cups
- Prepared gravy · तैयार की हुई ग्रेवी
- Sugar1 pinch
- Fenugreek · crushed½ tsp
- Chili powder½ tsp
- Peppercorn · crushed
- Crème fraîche
- Chili oil
Instructions
- For the gravy, heat ghee in a handi, add bay leaves, green cardamom, onions and salt, and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and cashews and mix well.
- Add water, cinnamon stick and coriander stems and cook for a while. Blend to a smooth paste in a mixer grinder and set aside.
- Mix the chicken with ginger garlic paste, salt, oil and the torn green chilli, then set aside to marinate.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add the marinated chicken and sear 4 to 5 minutes per side. Add water and cook briefly. Transfer the chicken to a tray.
- For the finish, heat ghee in a handi, add green chilli and curd, and cook 5 to 6 minutes until the curd is well cooked. Add the prepared gravy and bring to a quick boil.
- Add water, salt, the slit green chilli and the seared chicken, and cook until the chicken is done. Season with a pinch of sugar and salt and mix well.
- For the nuts, heat ghee in a pan, fry the halved cashews until golden, then add crushed fenugreek leaves, Degi red chilli powder and salt and toss. Set aside.
- Serve hot topped with crushed black pepper, fried cashews, cream, chilli oil, green chilli and coriander, with paratha or roti.
Summarized from Ranveer Brar's video. Watch it for the details.
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