🇮🇳 Indian

Chicken Chaap

Name: Chicken Chaap
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g, bone-in pieces Chicken; 2 cups, whisked Yogurt; 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 3, finely sliced Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2, slit Green Chili; 2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1/4 cup Cashews; 1-2 tsp Red Chili Powder; 1 tsp Poppy Seeds

🇮🇳 Indian

Kolkata's Awadhi-style chicken chaap, cooked in ghee till mahogany. Slow-fried masala meets quick-cooking chicken — timing is everything. Best with steamed rice and a cooling raita.

Prep 23 min Cook 31 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Chicken500 g, bone-in pieces
Yogurt2 cups, whisked
Ginger Garlic Paste2 tbsp
Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion3, finely sliced
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili2, slit
Coriander Powder2 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
Cashews1/4 cup
Red Chili Powder1-2 tsp
Poppy Seeds1 tsp

Optional extras

Kasuri Methi1 tsp
Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Season the chicken with salt and the ground spices, rub in ginger garlic paste, and let it sit while you build the rest.
2
Heat oil in a heavy pot and fry the onions till deeply golden — this is the gravy's backbone.
3
Build the masala: paste, tomato, powders — cook until thick, glossy and clearly done.
4
Turn the chicken through the masala with the yogurt, let it sear, then pour in warm water and cover.
5
Cook till the chicken is tender and the gravy coats a spoon; finish with garam masala, kasuri methi and cilantro.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon or lime right before serving wakes up every other flavour.

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