How to Make dahi chicken/ Doi chicken/ dahi wala murgh
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Today we will learn step by step a very simple, palatable, and healthy dish How to make Doi chicken/ Dahi wala murgh. Dahi/curd makes the chicken tender, soft, juicy, and succulent; so some famous chicken recipes like Chicken tikka masala are used to marinate the chicken with curd or yogurt. The chicken chunks are marinated with a lot of curds and other spices, then simmered in a thick gravy made with onions, garlic, and ginger and sometimes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin, flavored sauce this is How to Make Dahi Chicken.
Equipment needed
- Kadai or frying pan
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- Chicken-650 gm
- Curd/yogurt-300 gm
- Butter-2tbsp
- Onion-2 (Cut in slice)
- Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Whole spices(green cardamom-2, cloves-5, cinnamon stick-1/2 inch, bay leaf-1, and peppercorns- 10)
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Cumin-coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
- Kashmiri red chili powder-1 tbsp
- Peppercorn powder-1/2 tbsp
- lemon juice-1/2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Chopped Coriander leaves for garnishing
How to Make Dahi Chicken
Wash and clean the chicken chunks, and keep in a mixing bowl
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Add curd, turmeric, cumin-coriander powder, lemon juice, red chili powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, and salt
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Mix them well and keep it 1 hour for marinating
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Heat 2 tbsp butter in a pan or Kadai
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Add the whole spices and stir them for a minute
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Add the sliced onions and sauté them till they become translucent.
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Now add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté them till the raw smell goes off.
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Place slowly the marinated chicken with marinatetion
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Mix them with the onions
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Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 10-12 minutes in low-medium with their own water.
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Open the cover and check the chicken chunks are boiled nicely.
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Add some chopped coriander leaves
![Dahi Chicken step13](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dahi-Chicken-step13.png)
Transfer them to a serving bowl and serve with pulao, roti, or paratha.
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