Description
Enjoy the rich and flavorful Restaurant Style Chicken Handi right in your own kitchen with this easy-to-follow recipe. Tender boneless chicken cooked in a creamy tomato-based sauce with a perfect blend of spices.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 500g (1.1 lbs) boneless chicken (cut in cubes)
- ⅓ cup cooking oil
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Spices and Seasonings:
- 2 medium tomatoes (halved)
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp coconut powder
- 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
Finishing Touches:
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup cooking cream
Instructions
- Heat oil and Sauté Chicken: Heat oil in a pan, add chicken and ginger-garlic paste, sauté until the chicken changes color.
- Steam Tomatoes: Add halved tomatoes, cover, and let them steam until skins can be easily removed.
- Add Spices: Peel off tomato skins, add spices and tomato paste, cook until oil separates.
- Intensify Flavors: Stir in coconut powder, then add yogurt and cook until oil rises to the surface.
- Final Touches: Add cooking cream and dried fenugreek, simmer covered for 5 minutes.
- Serve: Transfer to a dish, garnish, and serve with naan, roti, or rice.
Notes
- This dish is best enjoyed fresh but also tastes great as leftovers.
- You can adjust the spice levels to suit your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Pakistani
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Chicken Handi, Restaurant Style, Pakistani Cuisine, Creamy Chicken Recipe
