Chicken Karahi
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.
Please try the recipe and share your feedback with me 🙂
Chicken Karahi
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.
Video
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.
This recipe is authentic. I made it and everyone loved at home.
Kiran from Canada
I am glad you and your family liked it. Thank you for your feedback!