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Jammukashmir · Dinner

Kashmiri Chicken in Aromatic Tomato Gravy

Traditional 5. Kashmiri Chicken in Aromatic Tomato Gravy recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 700g chicken (legs and thighs, skin on, cut into 2-inch pieces, 700g)
• 3 tbsp ghee (45g)
• 2 medium onions (160g, sliced)
• 3 tbsp tomato paste (45g)
• ½ cup yogurt (120g)
• 4 green cardamom pods (crushed, 4g)
• 2 black cardamom pods (crushed, 2g)
• 4 cloves (2g)
• 1 inch cinnamon stick (3g)
• 1 tbsp cumin powder (6g)
• 1 tbsp coriander powder (6g)
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (12g)
• 1 tsp ginger powder (3g)
• 1 tsp garam masala (2g)
• ¼ tsp asafoetida (0.5g)
• 1.5 tsp salt (7.5g)
• 1.5 cups water (360ml)
• 2 green chillies (slit, 15g)
• 3 tbsp chopped coriander (8g)

👩‍🍳 How to make Kashmiri Chicken in Aromatic Tomato Gravy

1. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in large pan on high heat
2. Add sliced onions, fry 5-6 min until deeply caramelized and light brown
3. Remove half of onions to plate (for garnish)
4. To remaining onions, add tomato paste, fry 2 min (paste caramelizes, darkens)
5. Add chicken pieces, fry 3-4 min (chicken browns slightly, releases some moisture)
6. Add all ground spices (cumin, coriander, red chilli, ginger, garam masala)
7. Stir constantly 2 min (spices roast in ghee, coat chicken, release oils)
8. Add crushed whole spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon)
9. Stir 1 min until fragrant
10. Add asafoetida
11. Whisk yogurt smooth
12. Add yogurt in 2 additions, stirring well between additions (prevents curdling)
13. Pour 1.5 cups water
14. Add salt, stir
15. Cover, bring to boil on high heat
16. Immediately reduce to low heat, simmer covered 40 min
17. Chicken should be very tender, skin soft
18. Add green chillies, simmer 5 min more
19. If gravy is too thin, simmer uncovered 5-10 min to reduce (should coat spoon)
20. Stir in chopped coriander
21. Top with caramelized onion garnish
22. Visual cue: Thick spicy tomato-yogurt gravy coating chicken, tender meat, golden fried onion garnish, rich reddish-brown colour
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