Dahi Chicken – Yogurt Chicken
About Dahi Chicken - Yogurt Chicken
This is a Punjabi dish and the name of the recipe translates to dahi/yoghurt chicken. This is usually served as a main course. This is a spicy chicken dish, unlike the usual Indian curry, which uses yoghurt as the main marination.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 500 gm chicken (cut into pieces)
- 1 cup yoghurt
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 2 green chilli peppers (diced)
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- 3 cardamom (large, crushed)
- 2 tsp cumin seed
- 2 inches cinnamon (stick)
- 1 onion (large, diced)
- 1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
- 2 tomatoes (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 bunch Coriander (to garnish)
- 3 tablespoon Oil
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Instructions
- In a large bowl, coat the chicken with yoghurt and leave it in the fridge for one hour to tenderise.
- Add the ginger, garlic, green chillies, coriander, cumin powder, chilli powder, cardamom pods, cumin seeds and cinnamon to the chicken and yoghurt mix it well.
- Place in the fridge to marinate overnight or refrigerate only for an hour.
- Heat oil in a large pan, add onions and cook until brown. Add dried fenugreek leaves, and then add marinated chicken. Cook uncovered for 3-5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook till it get soft. Add the chicken stock, cover and cook over very low heat for 15minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves to serve. Serve this hot with chapati, roti, Naan or rice.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 902IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg
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Perfect dish! Can’t wait to cook it.
Absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I’m excited to try this recipe!