Chicken Karahi, or Kadahi chicken, is one of the most popular dish in Pakistan and India. Today, I am sharing a restaurant-style Pakistani Chicken Karahi recipe.

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Chicken Karahi

Very tasty, quick and finger licking chicken karahi recipe.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Pakistani

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• Chicken whole
• 1/2 Cup Oil
• 1 Cup Yogurt
• 1 Tbsp Salt or to taste
• 1 1/2 Tsp Red chili powder or to taste
• 1/2 Tbsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 Tbsp Cumin powder
• 1 Tsp Black pepper
• 4 Tomatoes
• 2 inch Ginger julienne cut
• 2 Tbsp Garlic
• Coriander as required
• Green chilies as required
• Purified butter (desi ghee) as required

Instructions

 

• Heat the pan, add oil and chicken.
• Fry the chicken on high flame for 2-3 mins.
• Next add garlic and salt.
• Add tomatoes cut into half, and water as required. Cover and cook on MEDIUM LOW heat for 10-15 mins.
  
• After 15 mins, remove the tomatoe skins and mash them using a wooden sppon.
• Add corainder powder, cumin powder and red chili powder. Mix all the spices and cook.
• Add yogurt, and green chilies. cook for a minute and add the julienne cut ginger.
• Cover and cook on LOW heat for 10-15 mins or until the chicken is done.
• Just before serving add purified butter (desi ghee), black pepper. Garnish with coriander, green chilies and ginger.
  
• Serve it with roti, naan or rice and enojy the tasty chicken karahi.

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Notes

 

• Fry the chicken first, to avoid the dryness in meat.
• Use whipped (phainti hui dahi) yogurt.
• Black pepper at the end really enhances the taste.

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