Chicken Recipe
Chicken Kasha
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| Chicken Curry-Bengali Style |
Chicken kasha is one of the most favourite dish among Bengalis. During festive season it is a must for most of the Bengali families. This is a very simple recipe but still it has lots of flavor.
Lets start with the Ingredients:
800gms chicken( cut into small or medium pieces)
5 to 6 tablespoon mustard oil
2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 onion finely chopped
1 tomato finely chopped
1/2 onion for paste
3 to 4 green chillies
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon jeera powder
1 teaspoon dhania powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
Salt to taste
Coriander for garnishing.
Method:
First make a paste of onion, ginger and garlic paste together.
Now add this paste to the chicken along with mustard oil(2 teaspoon), salt and turmeric powder.
Keep aside for 1 hour.
Heat mustard oil in a heavy bottom kadhai and add the chopped onion.
Fry it for few minutes and then add green chillies, a pinch of turmeric powder, jeera and dhania powder. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the chopped tomatoes and stir for a while until the oil starts separating from the masala.
Add the marinated chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix well.
Cover the kadhai and let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes on low heat to release water.
Now stir and fry the chicken properly with the masala.
Add 2 cups of hot water and let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes or till the chicken become tender.
Add coriander leaves and garam masala.
Serve hot with plain white rice.
You can also have this with Wheat Chapati(Roti).
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ReplyDeleteHealthy product. We grain oil using ghani(Traditional method) which was so called as".cold pressed oil online" at minimum temperature so the nature of oil is retained.This type of chekku ennai in chennai pressed in room temperature will not be heated during the extraction process and thus retains the nutrition benefits & original taste / flavour.
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