Karahi Chicken
This is a dish that is popular in some British Indian Restaurants (known by Indians and BIR), although originates from Pakistan where the Karahi (or Balti) style of cooking became popular after the partition of India in 1947. Every now and again you just want something comforting and this can be it!
Karahi Chicken
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 516kcal
Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken Thighs skinned and boned (or chicken breast if you prefer but cut down the cooking time of the chicken)
- 2 tsp Garlic Paste
- 2 tsp Ginger Paste
- 75 ml Natural Yoghurt greek style works best
- 50 g Butter melted
- 1 large Onion finely chopped
- ½ tsp Crushed Chillies
- 1 tsp Turmeric it is 'ter mer ick' not 'tue mer idk' it has an R in it's name!
- 1 tbsp Ground Coriander
- 400 g Chopped Tomatoes that's a can to most of us!
- 150 ml Hot Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Fenugreek Leaves dried
- 1 tsp Balti Garam Masala
- 3 Green Chillies
- 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander to garnish
- 1 tbsp Oil we use rapeseed which we find very good
Instructions
- Cut the chicken up into 2.5cm cubes and place in a large bowl with 1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp ginger paste and all of the yoghurt. Mix well and set aside to marinate for a couple of hours
- Heat a wok (or karahi if you have one!) over a medium heat and add the oil. Add the onion and cook for about 8-10 minutes until it is softened and just starting to colour, then add the crushed chillies and the remaining 1 tsp of garlic paste and 1 tsp of ginger paste and stir fry for 30 seconds
- Add the tomatoes and cook for about 5-8 minutes until the oil starts to separate, add the chicken and cook on a high heat for 5 minutes and then add the water and salt
- Cook for about 10-15 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked (if you are using chicken breast reduce the cooking time to about 5-10 minutes) and then add the fenugreek leaves, garam masala and green chillies. Cook for 2 minutes and then garnish with the coriander. Serve with naan bread (which is really naan bread since naan means bread so we are saying "bread bread"!)
Nutrition
Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 1051mg | Potassium: 627mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 647IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 3mg