Saturday, 24 May 2025

Chicken Dalcha

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Ingredients:-

  • 150 gm chana dal
  • 1 kg chicken
  • 4 onions
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 100 ml oil
  • 5-6 green chilli
  • 2 spoon ginger garlic paste
  • 2 spoon curd (optional)
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp degi mirch powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp kasoori methi
  • chop coriander
  • whole spices 2 bay leaves, 2" cinnamon, 3 small elachi, 1 big elachi, 4 cloves, 1 javitri


Method

  1. Wash and soak 150 gm chana dal for 1 hour.
  2. Wash the 1 kg chicken
  3. In a pan boil the dal for 12 mins on medium flame with 1/2 tsp salt and tumeric powder.
  4. Fine chop onions and medium chop the tomatoes.
  5. Heat in kadai 100 ml oil, add 2 bay leaf, cinnamon stick, javetri, black cardamon, green cardamon, 4 cloves.
  6. Add chopped onions and stir on high flame for 2 mins.
  7. Add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste stir on medium flame. Add 1/2 tumeric powder, 1 tsp kashmiri mirch powder, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder. Mix on low flame.
  8. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix and add 1 tsp salt. Add 1/2 cup water. Add 1 1/2 tsp corriander powder, 1 tsp jeera powder, 1/2 tsp kasoori methi. Cook on medium flame. Add 2 spoon fresh curds. Mix and add chicken. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium flame. Stir it in between. Cook for another 8 minutes.
  9. Add the dal without the water from step 3. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
  10. Add coriander leaves and 1/4 tsp garam masala.
  11. Optional: In small pan heat 2 tsp oil, 2 tsp chopped garlic, 5 slit green chilly, 1/2 kashmiri chilly powder. Pour this into the curry and lightly mix it.