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Achari Chicken

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs - 1.3 kg whole Chicken cut in pieces
  • Juice 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tbsps Ginger & Garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsps Mustard Oil
  • 3 tbsps regular Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Nigella seeds or Onion seeds
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 5 dried whole red Chilies
  • 2 tbsps fresh julienne of Garlic
  • 3 tbsps fresh julienne of Ginger
  • 1 cup finely sliced Onion
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red Chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp of Lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp of Black salt (add more to taste(
  • 4 tbsps Tomato puree
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 tbsps beaten Yogurt
  • Coriander for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the Chicken with the lemon juice, ginger & garlic paste and salt and leave aside
  • Heat the mustard and regular oil and ad the cumin, nigella, fennel, fenugreek, mustard seeds followed by the dried red chillies, julienne of garlic and ginger and the onion
  • Allow the onion to sweat and turn golden brown and remove everything and keep aside
  • Add the chicken, allow this to brown on one side, flip over and brown on the other side
  • Add the turmeric and chilli powder, salt and the tomato puree
  • Mix everything well, add water, cover and cook till nice and tender
  • Fold the yogurt in