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Chicken Handi

Rich, aromatic, and deeply satisfying curry simmered with browned onions, fragrant spices, and cream.

50 min serves 4 Medium Watch
Chicken Handi

Ingredients

1.2kg bone-in chicken thighs, chopped1kg
5 onions, thinly sliced1kg
2 tomatoes, finely chopped6 pack
8 garlic cloves, chopped3 pack
1 tbsp ginger paste190g
60ml vegetable oil1L
2 tsp cumin seeds100g
3 tsp coriander seeds, crushed100g
1 tsp turmeric powder100g
1 tsp chilli powder100g
2 green chillies, chopped60g
240g plain natural yoghurt500g
180ml double cream300ml
3 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)25g
1 tsp garam masala38g
1 tsp salt750g

Method

  1. Take a large pot or wok, big enough to cook all the chicken, and heat the oil in it. Once the oil is hot, add sliced onion and fry them until deep golden brown. Then take them out on a plate and set aside.
  2. To the same pot, add the chopped garlic and sauté for a minute. Then add the chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn soft. This would take about 5 minutes.
  3. Then return the fried onion to the pot and stir. Add ginger paste and sauté well.
  4. Now add the cumin seeds, half of the coriander seeds and chopped green chillies. Give them a quick stir.
  5. Next goes in the spices – turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Sauté the spices well for couple of minutes.
  6. Add the chicken pieces to the wok, season it with salt to taste and cook the chicken covered on medium-low heat until the chicken is almost cooked through. This would take about 15 minutes. Slowly sautéing the chicken will enhance the flavor, so do not expedite this step by putting it on high heat.
  7. When the oil separates from the spices, add the beaten yogurt keeping the heat on lowest so that the yogurt doesn’t split. Sprinkle the remaining coriander seeds and add half of the dried fenugreek leaves. Mix well.
  8. Finally add the cream and give a final mix to combine everything well.
  9. Sprinkle the remaining kasuri methi and garam masala and serve the chicken handi hot with naan or rotis. Enjoy!

Cost to cook

4

serves 4 ·

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £6.87 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Tesco Asda
£11.31 est. · serves 4