chicken handi

Chicken Handi is a recipe that is made in an earthenware/clay pot. The chicken is incredibly tender and injected with flavour from a tomato and yogurt base.

Chicken Handi

tbsp Ghee (Or replace with same quantity oil)

Onions (Sliced finely)

Garlic (crushed)

inch Ginger (crushed)

tbsp Green Chilli Paste (or 2 Green Chillies chopped)

tbsp Cumin Seeds

tsp Ground Turmeric

tsp Red Chilli Powder

½ tsp Ground Coriander Powder

½ tsp Ground Cumin Powder

Salt

300 g Tomatoes (Crushed/Pureed)

750 g Boneless Chicken Thighs

240 ml Plain Yoghurt (Whisked)

tsp Dry Fenugreek

tsp Garam Masala

tbsp Curry Powder (Homemade

75 g Double Cream (Optional)

Fry onions in Ghee/Oil till deep golden brown. About 20 minutes over medium low heat.

Add garlic/ginger/green chilli and saute for 2 - 3 minutes until fragrant. 

Add Cumin Seeds and saute for 1 minute.

Add Ground Turmeric, Chilli Powder, Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin and Salt and saute for 2 minutes.

Pour in pureed tomatoes. Cook and cover on low for 15 minutes.

Add Chicken. Cook covered on medium/low for 5 minutes.

Pour in whisked yoghurt. Add Dry Fenugreek, Garam Masala/Curry Powder. Stir though. Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes.

Add cream if using and cook covered for 2 - 3 minutes.

Easy Homestyle Chicken Handi recipe made with juicy tender chicken pieces cooked in aromatic creamy curry sauce. You can create this famous Indian restaurant dish at home with simple pantry-friendly ingredients and spices. Serve with fluffy basmati rice or naan.

Chicken Handi Recipe

Chicken breast (Or thigh

tbsp Yoghurt (Plain yoghurt)

½ tsp Turmeric

tsp Garam masala

Chilli powder

tsp Turmeric

Coriander powder

Cumin seeds

1½ tsp Garam masala

tsp Kasuri methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)

Shallot onions (Finely chopped)

Garlic paste (Freshly grated)

tbsp Ginger paste (Freshly grated)

Tomatoes (Finely chopped)

tbsp Double cream (Or heavy cream)

Water

tbsp Oil (Or ghee or neutral flavour vegetable oil)

chilli

Coriander

First, marinate the chicken pieces with, salt, garam masala, turmeric, and yoghurt. Marinate and set it aside for at least 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in the heavy bottom pot/pan to medium heat. Add cumin seeds, saute for a few seconds and add chopped onions. Stir it well until the onions are soft and translucent. Follow with the ginger garlic paste and saute until the onions are slightly brown.

Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until are tomatoes are reduced and oil separated. Then add the spices: chilli powder, turmeric, 1tsp garam masala, and coriander powder. Stir it for few seconds until fragrant.

Next, add the marinated chicken pieces and combine well with the rest of the ingredients and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Then pour the water and yoghurt in. Season with salt to taste, close the lid and cook with low-medium heat for another 20 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Stir occasionally and add more water if needed.

Now, add double cream, Kasuri methi, and green chilli and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Finish with ½ tsp garam masala, and chopped coriander.

Transfer to serving plate and garnish with ginger strips and coriander. Serve with plain jasmine rice, naan, chapati or flatbread.

How to make Restaurant Style Chicken Handi

Chicken (boneless)

onion

tbsp. Ginger Garlic (crushed)

Tomatoes (chopped)

red chilli powder

water

yogurt

turmeric powder

cumin powder

coriander powder

Kashmiri red chilli powder

green chillies

tsp. garam masala powder

tbsp. Crushed Kasuri methi leaves (dried fenugreek leaves)

heavy cream

coriander leaves

Salt (to taste)

One quick tip: if you want your chicken pieces to be nice and juicy, just cover them up with some water, add a couple of tablespoons of salt and let it soak for one or two hours before you start to cook. Rinse off the pieces thoroughly before you cook it if not your curry is going to turn out super salty!

Set a large pan on medium heat and add three to four tablespoons of cooking oil

Add half a teaspoon of cumin seeds. Once the seeds start to splutter add one medium sized onion (finely chopped)

Sprinkle approximately half a teaspoon of salt so the onions cook faster. Stir fry the onion for approximately five or six minutes till it turns light brown in color

Add one tablespoon of crushed ginger and garlic. Continue to stir fry for two more minutes till the onion turns nice and deep golden brown in color

Next add two large chopped tomatoes and make sure to take nice and red and juicy tomatoes. Give that a quick stir

Cover it for approximately three to five minutes till the tomatoes turn nice and soft

After the tomatoes soften, stir fry for approximately two minutes till it glides easily on the surface of the pan.

Next, take half a cup of plain unsweetened yogurt (that's not too sour), beat it really well and add it to the tomato paste

Next add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder, half a teaspoon of cumin powder, 1 teaspoon of coriander powder, 1 teaspoon of normal red chili powder and 2 teaspoons of kashmiri red chili powder to give it a nice red color

Mix everything well and let this gravy cook for approximately 5 minutes, so that the yogurt completely cooks through. One easy way by which you can say that the gravy is cooked perfectly is when you see that there is some oil that starts to surface on the gravy

Now it's time to add in the chicken pieces

Next add three to four slit green chillies and give it a stir

Stir fry the chicken pieces along with the gravy for approximately three to five minutes

Add salt to taste. (Remember if you brined your chicken it's going to be a little salty so add salt accordingly)

Next add half a cup of water place the lid on. Let the chicken cook through. It should take approximately six or seven minutes

Once the chicken has cooked through, cook the gravy to the consistency that you desire. I like to thicken it up a little bit (that's how they serve it in restaurants)

Next add one teaspoon of garam masala and one tablespoon of crushed kasuri methi leaves or fenugreek leaves

Next check for salt add salt if needed followed by two tablespoons of heavy cream

Garnish with some coriander leaves and all done!

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