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Balochi Chicken Tikka Karahi

SaltPepperandMasala_HighwayStyleBalochiChickenTikkaKarahi
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 5
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year
Ingredients
  • 1 kg chicken cut into 12 pieces
  • 8 whole green chillies
  • 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • salt (as per your taste. Recommended: Pakistani pink salt)
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil (recommended ghee or clarified butter for an authentic taste but any cooking oil is equally fine.)
  • 1 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 3/4 cup yogurt (for gravy)
  • 1 tbsp ginger (julienne cut)
    • Karahi Masala
  • 1 tbsp crushed roasted coriander
  • 1 tsp crushed red chili flakes
  • 1 tbsp crushed roasted cumin
  • 1 tbsp dry fenugreek leaves (called kasuri or qasoori methi)
  • 1 tbsp chat masala
  • 1 tsp khatai powder (raw mango powder. Also known as amchoor.)
  • 1.5 tsp black salt
  • 1.5 tsp garam masala powder (mix all the spices or masala altogether and keep them aside)
Instructions
  1. 1

    First, wash and dry the chicken thoroughly

  2. 2

    Heat cooking oil, ghee or clarified butter in a pan, add in ginger garlic paste 

    Sauté the ginger garlic paste for good 2 to 3 minutes
  3. 3

    Add chicken, put in salt and black pepper

    Let it cook for 30 to 40 minutes
  4. 4

    Blend the yogurt (for fine gravy) and add in the pan

  5. 5

    Cover the pan and let the chicken cook for another 15 minutes

  6. 6

    When chicken is cooked completely, add the prepared karahi masala

    Please note that karahi masala is the game changer for this recipe, that brings all the taste, hence you must not miss out on any of the masala’s that have been mentioned
  7. 7

    Dish out the Balochi tikka karahi and put some green chilies for garnishing and some extra spice

    Highway Style Balochi Tikka Karahi is ready. Serve with pitta bread, naan, roti or homemade chapati and raita on the side.
Read it online: https://saltpepperandmasala.com/recipes/highway-style-balochi-tikka-karahi/
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