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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.
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The equipment needed
- Blender
- Mixing bowl
- Frying pan
- Griddle
Ingredients required for Afghani Chicken
1st marination
- Chicken medium pieces from leg-600 gm
- Lemon-1
- Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
- Peppercorn powder-1/4 tbsp
2nd marination
- Curd-250 gm
- Cream-2 tbsp
- Soaked almond-10
- Onion -1
- Mint and coriander leaves
- Green chili-1
- Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Whole spices (whole spices(green cardamom-2, cloves-5, cinnamon stick-1 inch, bay leaves-2, and peppercorns-10)
- Kasuri methi-1 tbsp
- Garam masala-1/4 tbsp
- Chat masala-1/2 tbsp
- Cumin powder-1/2 tbsp
- Peppercorn powder-1/2 tbsp
- Butter-1 tbsp
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
How to Make Afghani Chicken step by step
In a mixing bowl keep cleaned and washed chicken
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Add lemon juice, salt, ginger-garlic paste, and peppercorn powder; mix it well and keep it for 10 minutes to first marinate.
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Now in a blender jar, add mint and coriander leaves, soaked almond, onion, green chili, and ginger garlic paste.
![Afghani Chicken step3](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Afghani-Chicken-step3.png)
Make a smooth paste
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Take a large bowl, and add 250 gm curd
![Afghani Chicken step5](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Afghani-Chicken-step5.png)
Add 2 tbsp cream
![Afghani Chicken step6](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Afghani-Chicken-step6.png)
Then pour the paste from the blender jar
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Add Kasuri methi, chat masala, cumin powder, peppercorn powder salt, and garam masala
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Mix well and add the chicken chunks and keep it for 1 hour to 2nd marinate.
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After 1 hour, heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a griddle
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Add the chicken chunks, and fry them well
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After frying one side turn them over to the other side and fry till the color changes to light brown, and keep them aside.
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Now heat 1 tbsp butter and ½ tbsp oil
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Add all the whole spices
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Now add chopped ginger and slit green chili, sauté them
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Add the marination and stir them for 2 minutes
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Add the fried chicken chunks and mix them well with the gravy
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Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 8-10 minutes on low-medium flame.
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Open the cover and mix them and turn off the heat
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Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot.