Bengali Style Chicken Kosha

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Ingredients
  • Chicken, 500 gm
  • Onion(Finely chopped), 1 cup
  • Ginger-Garlic Paste, 2 tbsp
  • Chopped Tomatoes, 2 medium sized or Tomato Puree, 2 tbsp
  • Curd, 50 gm
  • Shahi jeera (whole)
  • Cumin powder, 1 tsp
  • Coriander Powder, 1 tsp
  • Red Chilli Powder, 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 1 tsp
  • Paprika, ½ tsp
  • Cashew Nut Paste, 1 tbsp
  • Poppy seed paste, 1 tbsp
  • Shahi garam masala, 1 tsp
  • Fresh Coriander Leaves, handful
  • Mustard Oil, 3-4 tbsp
  • Ghee or Butter
  • Bay leaf, 2 nos
  • Dry red chilli (whole)
  • Warm water, ½ cup (optional)
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar (½ tsp)(optional)
Preparation
  1. First, wash the chicken in running water thoroughly & strain all water.
  2. Now, its time to marinate the chicken well.For chicken marination take a medium size bowl then add curd,cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix it well with a fork or whisker and add a little mustard oil.
  3. Add chicken into the mixture and mix up well and evenly coat all the chicken with spices and curd. Rest it for minimum 30 min or if you have some time then rest it for 1-2 hours.
  4. Take a medium bottom pan and put the flame on high.
  5. When the pan heated up well then pour the oil and heat the oil well.
  6. Now, add shahi jeera and let to be crackled.Then add red chilli whole, bay leaf & garam masala whole.
  7. Add onions and stir well. Add some sugar to get a nice golden brown colour of onions.
  8. When onions are turned golden brown then add tomotoes(chopped or pureed),ginger- paste,paprika powder and stir well untill the raw taste of spices are gone.
  9. Now add then the marinated chicken, poppy seeds paste, cashew nut paste and braised well untill spices releases oil(Cook on low flame and use a lid for juicy, moistured chicken).
  10. Add a little water if you want some thin gravy(I wouldn't prefer to use water).
  11. If the chicken pieces tindered well then add some fresh coriander leaves, shaahi garam masala powder,fresh cream, ghee and stir well.
  12. Now, serve the chicken hot with Plain Rice,Fried rice, Nan, Rotis.
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