Go Back
achari chicken
Print

Achari Chicken

Course inidan cooking
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Achari chicken,
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Ingredients for chicken masala

  • 1 tbsp funnel seeds
  • cumin seeds
  • methi seeds
  • 2 cinnamon
  • 1/4 coriander seeds
  • 4 red chilis
  • 1 tbsp kalonji/nijella seeds

ingredients for chicken marination:

  • 1 salt adjust
  • 3 tbsp Spl Achari chicken masala
  • 3 tbsp curd
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 500 gms chicken
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3 tbsp garam masala

Ingredients for chicken curry:

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1/4 cup onion paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 cup tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp salt adjust
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

ingredients for tampering

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp methi seeds
  • 1 tbsp chopped ginger
  • 1 tbsp chrushed garlic
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 10 curry leaves

Instructions

chicken marination:

  • Take the chicken in the bowl and add all the ingredients for the chicken masala and mix them well with the chicken.
  • Rest the chicken for 20 mins.

Achari chicken masala prepration:

  • First, dry roast all the ingredients in the list for masala. Until they turn aromatic on medium flame. Then let them cool down and blen them into a fine powder.

Prepration of the chicken curry:

  • First, heat the oil in the pan. Then add the onion paste to the pan and fry for 2 mins. Then add the ginger garlic paste.
  • Saute the ginger garlic paste until the raw flavor is gone. Then pour the tomato puree, add salt, turmeric powder to the pan. Mix it well with the other ingredinets.
  • Fry it till the raw flavor is gone. Then add the marinated chicken to the pan and give it a stir.
  • cover the lid and cook for 5 mins. Or until the water oozes out from the chicken. Then open the lid and mix it again.
  • Now pour the water to the chicken and cook it until the chicken is cooked properly or it became soft. Check the salt and add if needed.

Tampering for chicken:

  • Heat the oil in the pan and add kalonji seeds and methi seeds. Fry them for 30 sec. Then add the chopped ginger, crushed garlic, coriander leaves, and curry leaves. Let the splatter.
  • Finally, combine this tampering with the chicken curry and mix it with the chicken.