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Chicken Changezi
🇮🇳 Indian

Chicken Changezi

🇮🇳 Indian

Chicken Changezi — the kind of dish a region is known by, cooked the long way with nothing to hide behind. 55 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 25 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g, curry cut
  • Yogurt1/2 cup
  • Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Heavy Cream3 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Cashews3 tbsp
  • Almonds2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantroto finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate the chicken in yogurt, spices and salt for at least 30 minutes — overnight if you plan like a grandmother.

  2. 2

    Brown the meat in hot fat so every piece picks up colour before any liquid enters.

  3. 3

    Fry the onions deep gold, add the aromatics and ground spices, and bhunao until the oil separates.

  4. 4

    Return the meat, add hot water to come halfway, and simmer covered until tender, 20-30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Uncover, reduce to the consistency the name promises, and rest before serving.

Chef's tip

Hot water, never cold — it keeps the gravy from turning dull.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Chicken Changezi Recipe | पुरानी दिल्ली वाला चिकन चंगेज़ी | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube