Kolkata Chicken Chaap

Name: Kolkata Chicken Chaap
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 Chicken legs; 1 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt); 1 Dry Red Chilli; 2 Bay leaves (tej patta); 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 1 Onion ground to paste; 2 inch Ginger grated or paste; 5 cloves Garlic minced; 2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder; 1-1/2 tablespoon Cashew nuts ground to paste; 3 tablespoons Poppy seeds soaked in warm water for 20 minutes; Kewra Water a few drops; Ghee or butter as required for cooking; Salt to taste; 1 pinch Sugar

open_in_newFrom another website: Archanas Kitchen

Chicken legs are marinated overnight so they absorb the flavours, then slow-cooked in a rich gravy made with onions, ginger-garlic, cashews and poppy seeds.

schedulePrep

30 min

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1 hr 10 min

groupServes

Ingredients

As listed on Archanas Kitchen

2 Chicken legs
1 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
1 Dry Red Chilli
2 Bay leaves (tej patta)
1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
1 Onion ground to paste
2 inch Ginger grated or paste
5 cloves Garlic minced
2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
1-1/2 tablespoon Cashew nuts ground to paste
3 tablespoons Poppy seeds soaked in warm water for 20 minutes
Kewra Water a few drops
Ghee or butter as required for cooking
Salt to taste
1 pinch Sugar

Source

Recipe by Usashi Mandal on Archanas Kitchen. The full method is on the original page.

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