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Achari Chicken Curry Tangy Indian Chicken Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Vindee / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This recipe is easy, full of flavour...and has no store-bought mixes. I avoid these mixes because they have preservatives and additives. See the note at the bottom of the recipe in case you cant find the seeds! Prep:15m Cook:60m Servings:8	Vindee
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Ingredients

Chicken - 1 (700-800gms), cut into pieces

Onions - 3 / sliced fine

Tomatoes - 3 / chopped fine

Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp

Ginger Paste - 1 tbsp

Yogurt (curd) - 3 tbsp/thick

Kalonji - 1 tsp (Nigella seeds)

Methi dana - 1/2 tsp (Fenugreek seeds)

Whole Zeera - 1 tsp (Cumin Seeds)

Saunf - 1 tsp (Fennel seeds)

Bhuna Zeera Powder - 1 tsp (Roasted Cumin Powder)

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Haldi - 1/2 tsp (Turmeric Powder)

Green chilies - 2-3/ to taste

Lemon Juice - of 1 lemon

Salt to taste

Fresh Coriander (Hara Dhania) to garnish

Directions

Slit the green chilies and soak them in thelemon juice. Keep aside.

Heat about 4-5 tbsps of oil in a nice big wok (kadhai), and fry the onions till brown.

Add the kalonji + methi dana + Whole Zeera + Saunf. Mix well.

Add ginger-garlic paste and haldi...roast well.

Now put in the chicken pieces and roast on high flame till well browned.

On high flame, add yogurt and fry well, but gently...don't want to debone the chicken!

Once it leaves oil, add the red chilli powder + roasted zeera powder + tomatoes..and roast well once again on high flame.

Once this also leaves oil around the edges. add about 1/2 a cup of water + salt to taste...and cook covered, on simmer for about 30 mins. Stir once in a while.

Once the chicken is tender, put in the chilies with the lemon juice and fresh coriander, and simmer for 5-7 minutes to enhance the flavours!

Serve with naan roti or basmati rice, and a veggie side-dish.

Note: This is actually flavoured with the ingredients of an Indian pickle. Buy them only if you intend to use them, otherwise, its worthwhile to try the basic recipe without the 4 strange sounding seeds. You can even puree the tomatoes for a smoother gravy.

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Comments

kukla 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow Vindee! This looks amazing! I love different curries and I don't like using pre-packaged stuff either. The only seed I don't have is "onion seeds" but I'm sure I could find them if I try...Thanks for the great post!

vindee 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Goodie! Glad I've posted something u like! U can omit the onion seeds if they are tough to find...I think they are called nigella seeds...hang on, lemme check online. Yes, hmmmmmmmmm, knew I might have been wrong. Will just amend that to read nigella!! Phoeeeeeeeey!!

samjo 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow, this looks so good! I love curries! Well all the ones I have tried have been very good! I have only ever made it with curry powder though.
probably much better with your own mix of spices!

kukla 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I finally got a chance to make this - and it is a perfectly balanced curry. (Thanks re: nigella seeds.) Keep cooking, Vindee! We are enjoying it immensely!

ambus 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Oh my goodness...I have been looking for this recipe..My brother loves this,I always made it with achar gosht mix.Thanks for posting such a wonderful recipe.

alexander_kassal 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Very close to perfection!

sunny 1 year ago said:
Great recipe, love all the photos.

imran 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Hey your recipe is delicious i tried it 2day can u suggest me the following stuff with mutton

cabincrazyone 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This looks very good. I intend to make it as soon as I can get the ingredients not currently on my spice shelf. It's snowing like crazy, so I may need to wait a day or two. Thank for the yummy looking post.

tequila12 11 months, 1 week ago said:
I can't wait to try this! I'm going to head to the indian grocery tomorrow morning and get the ingredients I need before the big snowstorm hits tomorrow! Thanks for posting an authentic indian dish I can actually prepare!

adacowan 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Another great post! Love Indian food. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

veg 10 months, 1 week ago said:
GREAT POST

misstracyflick 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Looks superb, can't wait to try. Really appreciate you adding the step by step photos.

spooker8 7 months, 1 week ago said:
Lovely!! just made it and finished everything!! :)

mrgresch 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Awesome! Love the fact you also included the Indian names for the spices1 ^5

saramathew84 1 month, 3 weeks ago said:
Hi Vindee, i was looking out for a different style of cooking chicken and i found this recipe.i made this for dinner last nite and it was just amazing. we just relished it. thanks for sharing..got my 5:)