pakistani chicken

I had Pakistani Chicken Karahi suggested to me during a live stream, and after testing and researching for this video, it's one of my new favorite dishes. It's so damn flavorful, and there is no better way to enjoy it than with a handful of roti.

Pakistani Chicken Karahi

(454 g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut pieces

Salt

g high smoke point oil (peanut, ghee, avocado)

garlic, crushed

Knob ginger, crushed

tomatoes

spoonful cumin seeds

spoonful coriander seeds

spoonful garam masala

spoonful kashmiri chile powder (substitute: cayenne)

spoonful turmeric

cranks black pepper

Sprinkle of MSG (optional)

green chiles, chopped in half

g (1 tbsp) butter (optional)

Knob of ginger, julienned

Cilantro leaves

Preparation

Prep all the components - chop the chicken, crush the garlic and ginger into a paste, separate tomatoes, gather all spices, chop chiles, julienne ginger, and choppped cilantro leaves.

Cook the chicken

Set a wok over high heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the chicken and a generous sprinkle of salt. Cook while stirring until the chicken is cooked on the exterior.

Add garlic, ginger, tomatoes

Add the garlic and ginger paste and saute for 30 seconds. Add the whole peeled tomatoes and cook while stirring for 5-10 minutes until the tomatoes start to break down. Crush the tomatoes with a spatula to develop the sauce.

Add spices

Add the spices and stir into the sauce. Let the sauce reduce for another 5-10 minutes until it is fairly thick.

Add chiles & reduce

Toss in the chiles, and butter if using. Let the sauce reduce further until your desired consistency. It should be fairly thick and glossy. Turn off the heat. TASTE IT! Add salt to enhance the flavors.

Garnish & enjoy

With the heat off, add the julienned ginger and cilantro leaves. Toss once and serve with rice, roti, or eat as is.

Murgh Cholay or Chana Chicken

chicken chicken bone in

17-19 fl oz can chickpeas drained and rinsed through

vegetable oil

onion (diced)

tomatoes (diced)

garlic paste

ginger paste

cumin seeds

salt

coriander powder

turmeric powder

red chilli powder

garam masala powder

black pepper

cilantro

green chillies

Take a stockpot sized pot and put it on medium high heat, wait a few minutes, and then add the oil. When the oil is hot then add in the onions and the cumin seeds &amp; cook until the onions start to turn golden brown at the edges. Highly recommend adding one of your green chilies (diced) in at this point.

Add the garlic and ginger pastes and saute for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder. Cover and keep it on medium high heat and then uncover, the tomatoes should have broken down and become jammy.

Stir your chicken pieces in and saute until the colour changes.

Now in goes a cup of hot water, the chickpeas, and a pinch of baking soda (for touch chickpeas), bring it to a boil, and then let it cook covered on low heat for another 25-30 minutes. 

When the chicken is tender then adjust consistency of your gravy by adding water then add the garam masala, the black pepper, the green chillies and cilantro. Cook for 2 minutes then taste and adjust seasoning. 

This was an awesome recipe! I had never heard of combining lentils, beans, and meat into a south asian dish but I am excited to explore all the possibilities now.

Made this for iftar the other night and it was such a big hit! Barely any leftovers! My son asked me to make it today again so I did!

I made it with Boneless chicken thighs that I cut into bite size pieces. It came together so easily and is so wholesome and delicious. I also added some bhoona zeera that I roasted and made into a powder. Adds to the warmth and comforting feeling of this dish. Love all your recipes!

Hi Sarah!

I arrived on your blog looking for a chicken chickpea curry. I have to say that cooking it I realised it was too spicy for my 9yo son so I added half a cup of coconut milk just to sweeten it a bit. The result was great (forgive me for this change 😅). Thanks a lot!

https://player.vimeo.com/video/791479158?h=ab4290631f&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479

Top 2 pakistani chicken recipes from across the web

The most viewed pakistani chicken recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine

Top Tags

Pakistani Chicken Karahi

Murgh Cholay or Chana Chicken

Top 2 pakistani chicken recipes from across the web

The most viewed pakistani chicken recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engineic_arrow_forward_48px

Top Tags

Pakistani Chicken Karahi

Murgh Cholay or Chana Chicken

The most viewed pakistani chicken recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine