Name: Kadai Chicken recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 63 min
Ingredients: 500 gram Chicken ((Murgi)); 1½ large Onions ((Bade size ka Pyaz)); 1 small Onion ((Chote size ka Pyaz)); 3 large Tomatoes ((Tamatar)); 1 inch Ginger ((Adrak)); 12 cloves Garlic ((Lehsun)); 1 small Capsicum ((Shimla Mirch)); 1 teaspoon whole Coriander ((Sabut Dhania)); 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds ((Jeera)); 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds ((Saunf)); ½ teaspoons Black peppercorns ((Sabut Kali Mirch)); 4 Dried Red Chilies ((Sukhi Laal Mirch)); 2 Green Cardamoms ((Choti Elaichi)); 2 teaspoons Red Chili powder ((Laal Mirch powder)); ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder ((Haldi powder)); 1 teaspoon Cumin powder ((Jeera powder)); ¼ cup Curd ((Dahi)); Refined oil ((Tel)); Salt – as per taste ((Namak))

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Kadai chicken / Kadhai Chicken / Chicken karahi is a very popular Non-vegetarian recipe from the Northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is known for its spicy taste and derives its name from the utensil it is cooked in – The Kadai (similar to a wok). This is the Indian version of the same which consists of Capsicum. The written recipe is given below and the video recipe can be accessed from here.

Kadai Chicken Recipe

Kadai Chicken recipe

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Kadai chicken or Kadhai Chicken/Chicken karahi is a very popular Non-vegetarian dish from the Indian subcontinent known for its spicy taste which derives its name from the utensil it is cooked in – The Kadai (similar to a wok). This is the Indian version of the same which consists of Capsicum.

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Prep Time 25 mins

Cook Time 38 mins

Total Time 1 hr 3 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Servings 3 people

Calories 444 kcal

Ingredients

500 gram Chicken (Murgi)
1½ large Onions (Bade size ka Pyaz)
1 small Onion (Chote size ka Pyaz)
3 large Tomatoes (Tamatar)
1 inch Ginger (Adrak)
12 cloves Garlic (Lehsun)
1 small Capsicum (Shimla Mirch)
1 teaspoon whole Coriander (Sabut Dhania)
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
½ teaspoons Black peppercorns (Sabut Kali Mirch)
4 Dried Red Chilies (Sukhi Laal Mirch)
2 Green Cardamoms (Choti Elaichi)
2 teaspoons Red Chili powder (Laal Mirch powder)
½ teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi powder)
1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera powder)
¼ cup Curd (Dahi)
Refined oil (Tel)
Salt – as per taste (Namak)

Instructions

Precook

Place the chicken pieces on a bowl/plate, then make incisions on the chicken with a knife and put ¼ cup curd over the chicken
Add ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon Red Chili powder & ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
Marinate the Chicken with all the spices. Cover the plate/bowl with a cling wrap and set it aside for ½ hour
Slice 1½ large Onions. Take a small Onion and take out Petals and chop 3 Tomatoes
Chop 1 inch Ginger and cut Capsicum in triangles (or small pieces)
Place a Kadai (wok) and turn on the gas. Add 2 tablespoon oil & let it heat up and once the oil turns hot, add the chopped Onions
Sauté a little. Add Chopped Ginger & Garlic cloves and sauté again
Add chopped Tomatoes, salt as per taste and mix together
Once the vegies soften, take off the vegetables from the kadai and place the empty kadai back on gas again
Add 2 tablespoon oil again, put the marinated Chicken on the hot oil and cook for 7 to 8 minutes
After 7 to 8 minutes, flip the chicken and cook till it is about 70% cooked. Once done set it aside
Place a frying pan and turn on the gas, Put 1 teaspoon Coriander (whole), 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 tablespoon Fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon Black Peppercorns & 4 dried chilies
Add 2 Green Cardamoms and dry roast over low flame. Once done set it aside to cool down
Once cooled, put the roasted spices in a grinder jar and grind down to a coarse powder
In a separate grinder jar put the vegetable cooked earlier & grind down to a paste. Now in the same grinder jar add the coarse powder we prepared from the roasted spices and switch on the mixer to blend together with the veggies

Finale

Place a large kadai (wok) & turn on the gas. Add 2 teaspoon oil and let it heat up. Once the oil turns hot, add the Onion petals
Then add the Capsicum & give it a stir. Add the paste we prepared in the grinder now and mix together with the Onions and Capsicum. Let it cook for 5 minutes
Now add 1 teaspoon Red Chili powder, Salt as per taste, mix together & let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes over low-medium flame
After 10 to 15 minutes, the mixture would appear cooked. At this point add the marinated Chicken pieces and coat the with the spices
Let it cook for 2 minutes and the add 1/2 cup water to make gravy. Give it a stir and let it cook for 10 more minutes
After 10 minutes Kadai Chicken should be ready to serve

Video

Notes

*Our Kadai Chicken recipe is a homegrown recipe and we do not associate with any individual or entity subscribing to its authenticity, as we strongly believe that authenticity of a dish is limited to a small nucleus limited to a family and their extensions.

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