How to Make Afghani Chicken

I will share today, step by step How to Make Afghani Chicken recipe, which is really a very delicious recipe. This is the chicken recipe I most like because its gravy is mostly creamy, made with yogurt and cream with other spices and nuts. It goes well with paratha or roti.

The equipment needed

1. Blender
2. Mixing bowl
3. Frying pan
4. Griddle

Ingredients required for Afghani Chicken

1st marination

1. Chicken medium pieces from leg-600 gm
2. Lemon-1
3. Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
4. Peppercorn powder-1/4 tbsp

2nd marination

1. Curd-250 gm
2. Cream-2 tbsp
3. Soaked almond-10
4. Onion -1
5. Mint and coriander leaves
6. Green chili-1
7. Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
8. Whole spices (whole spices(green cardamom-2, cloves-5, cinnamon stick-1 inch, bay leaves-2, and peppercorns-10)
9. Kasuri methi-1 tbsp
10. Garam masala-1/4 tbsp
11. Chat masala-1/2 tbsp
12. Cumin powder-1/2 tbsp
13. Peppercorn powder-1/2 tbsp
14. Butter-1 tbsp
15. Oil-2 tbsp
16. Salt to taste

How to Make Afghani Chicken step by step

In a mixing bowl keep cleaned and washed chicken

Add lemon juice, salt, ginger-garlic paste, and peppercorn powder; mix it well and keep it for 10 minutes to first marinate.

Now in a blender jar, add mint and coriander leaves, soaked almond, onion, green chili, and ginger garlic paste.

Make a smooth paste

Take a large bowl, and add 250 gm curd

Add 2 tbsp cream

Then pour the paste from the blender jar

Add Kasuri methi, chat masala, cumin powder, peppercorn powder salt, and garam masala

Mix well and add the chicken chunks and keep it for 1 hour to 2^nd marinate.

After 1 hour, heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a griddle

Add the chicken chunks, and fry them well

After frying one side turn them over to the other side and fry till the color changes to light brown, and keep them aside.

Now heat 1 tbsp butter and ½ tbsp oil

Add all the whole spices

Now add chopped ginger and slit green chili, sauté them

Add the marination and stir them for 2 minutes

Add the fried chicken chunks and mix them well with the gravy

Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 8-10 minutes on low-medium flame.

Open the cover and mix them and turn off the heat

Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot.

How to Make Afghani Chicken

I will share today, step by step How to Make Afghani Chickenrecipe, which is really a very delicious recipe. This is the chicken recipe Imost like, because its gravy is mostly creamy, made with yogurt and cream withother spices and nuts. It goes well with paratha or roti.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Course chicken, Main Course

Cuisine afghan

Servings 4

Calories

Equipment

• fry pan
• mixing bowl
• blender
• griddle

Ingredients

  

1st marination

• 600 gm Chickenmedium pieces from leg
• 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp  ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 tbsp Peppercorn powder

2nd marination

• 250 gm curd
• 2 tbsp cream
• 10 soaked almond
• 1 onion
•  Mint and coriander leaves
• 1 green chili
• 1  ginger-garlic paste
• Whole spices (whole spices(green cardamom-2, cloves-5, cinnamon stick-1inch, bay leaves-2, and peppercorns-10)
• 1 tbsp kasuri methi
• 1/4 tbsp Garam masala
• 1/2 tbsp chat masala
• 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tbsp Peppercorn powder
• 1 butter
• 2 oil
• salt

Instructions

 

• In a mixing bowl keep cleaned and washed chicken
• Add lemon juice, salt, ginger garlic paste and peppercornpowder; mix it well and keep it for 10 minutes to first marinate.
• Now in a blender jar, add mint and coriander leaves, soakedalmond, onion, green chili and ginger garlic paste.
• Make a smooth paste
• Take a large bowl, and add 250 gm curd
• Add 2 tbsp cream
• Then pour the paste from the blender jar
• Add kasuri methi, chat masala, cumin powder, pepper cornpowder salt and garam masala
• Mix well and add the chicken chunks and keep it for 1 hour to 2^nd marinate.
• After 1 hour, heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a griddle
• Add the chicken chunks, and fry them well
• After frying one side turn them over to other side and frytill the color changes to light brown, and keep them aside.
• Now heat 1 tbsp butter and ½ tbsp oil
• Add all the whole spices
• Now add chopped ginger and slit green chili, sauté them
• Add the marination and stir them for 2 minutes
• Add the fried chicken chunks and mix them well with thegravy
• Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 8-10 minutes inlow-medium flame.
• Open the cover and mix them and turn off the heat
• Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot.