Description
An Indian flavored Chicken curry with a paste of nuts and Flambéd chocolate flavored vodka
Ingredients
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- Chicken with bone: 750 g
Spices for marinade:
- Cumin powder: 1 Tsp.
- Coriander Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Garam Masala Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Salt: 1 Tsp.
- Red Pepper Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Turmeric powder: 1 Tsp.
- Brown sugar: 12 Tsp.
- Mustard Oil: 2 Tbsp.
Other:
- Cumin Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Coriander Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Garam Masala Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Salt: 1 Tsp. (or according to taste)
- Red Pepper Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Brown sugar: 1/2 Tsp.
- Mace / Javitri Powder: 1 Tsp.
- Turmeric powder: 1 Tsp.
- Bay leaf: 1
- Dry red chili: 2
- Coconut Powder: 2 Tbsp.
- Posto / Poppy seed paste: 2 Tbsp.
- Onion: 5 (big size)
- Ginger paste: 2 Tsp.
- Garlic Paste: 3 Tsp.
- Green Chili: 4-5 (according to taste)
- Tomato: 2 big sized (puréed)
- Sour Curd: 150 g
- Full cream: 100 g
- Mustard Oil: 5 Tbsp.
- Ghee: 1 Tbsp.
- Almond: 50 g (smooth paste)
- Chocolate Vodka: 1/2 cup
Instructions
- Clean chicken pieces properly and marinate chicken overnight with the ingredients mentioned under the “Marinade” head.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan deep fry sliced onions till those turn deep brown to prepare “Beresta “.
- Boil three onions and make a smooth paste of the same with green chili.
- Heat mustard oil as well as ghee in a deep non-stick pan and temper it with bay leaf and dry red chili.
- After that add boiled onion-chili paste and fry for 5 minutes in medium flame then add both ginger and garlic paste and fry for 5 minutes.
- Now dd both almond paste and posto paste and fry for 5 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and sour curd and fry for another 3-5 minutes.
- At this point add all the spice powders and again fry for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken pieces and fry for 15 minutes in low flame.
- Now add 3 cups boiled water and cover the chicken with lead and cook the chicken till the chicken soften and till the gravy turns “MAKHMALI”.
- Add full cream and mix properly.
- Now the final step! Flambé chocolate flavored vodka in a big round spoon and add directly to the chicken ( you can use Rum also ).
- Garnish “MAKHMALI CHICKEN” with beresta.
- Enjoy “MAKHMALI CHICKEN” with Paratha/ Roti/ Peas Pulao/ Ghee Bhat.
- Prep Time: 8 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Chicken
- Cuisine: Indian
