Chicken Karahi dhaba style

Ingredients

Method

1. In a small bowl add the salt, dry coriander, cumin, ground black pepper, chillie flakes and garam masala - dry masala mixture.
   
2. Wash the chicken pieces in cold water and drain.
   
3. Place the butter and oil in a non-stick pan, when butter melts add half the chicken pieces and fry on full heat until chicken turns a golden brown, remove into a dish, fry the second half of the chicken and remove.
   
4. In the remaining oil and butter mixture, add ginger and garlic fry for two minutes, then add the tomatoes, and half the dry masala mixture.
   
5. Mix well and add a cup of water, cook covered until the liquids from the mixture dry up and the mixture is bhuned (oil separates). Keep stirring from time to time so mixture doesnt stick.
   
6. Add chicken and stir in yoghurt, cook on medium heat and bhun again.
   
7. Add the remaining dry masala mixture (add an extra 1 tsp red chillie flakes and 1 tsp ground black pepper for a hotter dish!)
   
8. Add 2 tbs dry methi (fenugreek) and the freshly sliced garlic (YES this is unusual!).
   
9. Mix well, cooked covered for 5 mins on very low heat, add the thinly sliced ginger, garnish with freshly sliced green coriander and fresh jalapenos.

Comments and Questions... Anon you are awsome awsome 05 Jun 2010 Marcus Romer This will be a pleasure to try, I have not cooked for a very long time so wish me luck. 12 Jan 2010 Sabiha Looks and tastes delicious! Try to make it from beginning to end then tell me how it tastes. 12 May 2009 Narjis It looks delicious!! 12 May 2009 Sabiha I have reduced the salt and chillies due to comments received. Yoghurt makes it slightly sour, so add lemon if you dont like yoghurt. 01 May 2009 Sivagini Excellent recipe...I had to reduce the black pepper and salt and omit the yogurt. Superb taste!!! Thanks Sabiha!!! 01 May 2009 Sabiha If you are serving the Karahi on its own with roti/naan then this will serve 4 adults (provided no one is on a diet!) Tx for the compliments, plse let me know how you get on with any others you try and take photos and send them via email. 27 Apr 2009 Sivagini how many people will this serve? please let me know....love your recipies!!!! 26 Apr 2009 Sabiha Ok try some others and let me know and if you have your favourites, do share them! I love trying out new recipes.... 03 Mar 2009 Shree Haan ji, u were sure an inspiration to my hubby(Venky), who never cooked much-but now, guess what, he has become an expert with this dish.how many ever times he made, this dish turned awesome!all credits for ur wonderful receipe and soo grateful for having made even my hubby a pro!Thanks a lot.sure to explore ur site very often now...cheers!!! 27 Feb 2009 Sabiha Wow! thanks for your comments, much appreciated, your wife will be eternally grateful to me now right? Try some of my other favourites e.g Nacho station and the newly uploaded Khoji biryani and let me know your wife's comments! 11 Feb 2009 Venky Generally my wife cooks at home. I occasionally make tea or omlette. And thats as far my cooking skills could go. When I came across this recipe I decided to give it a try. Partly because of the word 'dhabha' on the name. Wow.. it was wonderful, went very well with parathas. We got compliments from almost everybody who tasted it. The only downside seems to be that my wife will expect me to cook more often :-). Thanks for this wonderful recipe! 10 Feb 2009 Sabihaskitchen Umm! sounds like you are trying quite a few of my recipes! I mainly use dry cumin and dry coriander and dont like to use too many other dry spices. 04 Nov 2008 lyla aamir Dear Sabiha pls post some good dry masala recipoes..like, karahi masala, fish masala, achar gost masala, garam masala....etc. ths wud be very useful...since i am making karahi gosht right now..bt i did nt know wat dry masala to use..so now i am dng a balancing act btwn 2 recipes :) lets see hw ths turns out to be :))) thnx...and..best wishes 17 Sep 2008 Nadim My wife, de Borah, made this a couple of days ago and it was terrific! 10 Sep 2008 SUKY GOVANI VERY TASTY AND TASTE DIFFERENT 23 Aug 2008 Iman Eassy recipe and different from other karahis 19 Aug 2008 Majid I found this easy to follow but then I had the the Head Chef next to me! 09 Jul 2008

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