Desi style aloo chicken shorba recipe prepared with onions, ginger garlic paste, yogurt, spices, and garam masala. Give a try to this delicious Pakistani style shorbawala chicken.

It's basically a Pakistani and Indian-style curry recipe that comes with a lot of gravy locally famous as shorba. Every bite of this recipe is full of taste. Normally people serve chicken shorba with cumin rice or simple steam rice. Roti and naan is also the option to have. Salad and Raita is the addon with this recipe.
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What is Aloo Chicken?
It's a famous Pakistani and Indian chicken recipe with potato (aloo) loaded with thick and smooth gravy which is called 'shorba'. In India and Pakistani people love to eat curry with lots of gravy as it's really comforting to eat with roti, naan or paratha.
Chicken can be cooked with a variety of vegetables but the flavor of chicken with potatoes (aloo) makes a perfect flavor. Honestly, it's a best combination of veg and non-veg.
My mother exclusively makes this shorbawala chicken in summer lunch and we all love it due to it's special aroma and taste. It's the best recipe for veg and non-veg lovers. Try it in your kitchen to share with your family and friends.
Aloo Chicken Shorba Video
So let's move to Hinz Kitchen and start making this "Aloo chicken shorba" recipe step by step in an easy way. Watch the recipe video so it will be easy for beginners to follow the quick steps. Happy watching!!
Ingredients
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Whole Garam Masala:
- Black Pepper - 15
- Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp
- Cinnamon Sticks - 3 inches
- Green Cardamom - 5
- Cloves - 5
- Onion Sliced - 1 medium size
- Chicken - 500 gms
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
- Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1 Tsp
- Yogurt - 1 Cup
- Tomatoes (without seeds and skin) - 1 Chopped
- Green Chilies - 4
- Water - 150 ml
- Potatoes Cubes - 8
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
- Salt - 1 Tsp
- Black Salt - ½ Tsp
- Black Pepper - ½ Tsp
- Water - 300 ml
How to Make Aloo Chicken Shorba
- In a pan, add oil in the pan and heat it up.
- Now add whole garam masala (black pepper, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds).
- Let the whole garam masala pop for few seconds.
- Now add onion slices, stir until it gets light brown in color.
- Then add chicken pieces and cook on high temperature until the chicken turns to light golden color.
- Now add spices, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
- Saute for few minutes to get rid of spice rawness.
- Add 1 tomato (deseeded and without skin).
- Also, add beaten yogurt and mix well.
- Add green chilies and 150 ml water and cook on high heat for 2 minutes.
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, add potatoes.
- Sprinkle salt, garam masala powder, black pepper powder and black salt.
- Add 300 ml of water and mix well.
- Now Cover the pan for 25 minutes on low medium heat.
- After 25 minutes, the aloo chicken shorba recipe is ready to serve.
Aloo chicken shorba is the best recipe for summer lunch. You can serve this recipe with cumin rice and roti and naan. Make it for your family and guest and enjoy.
Happy eating and Happy watching!
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Aloo Chicken Shorba Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil – 1 Tbsp
- Whole Garam Masala:
- Black Pepper – 15
- Cumin Seeds – 1 Tsp
- Cinnamon Sticks – 3 inches
- Green Cardamom – 5
- Cloves – 5
- Onion Sliced – 1 medium size
- Chicken – 500 gms
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Tsp
- Red Chili Powder – 1 Tsp
- Turmeric Powder – 1 Tsp
- Coriander Powder – 1 Tsp
- Yogurt – 1 Cup
- Tomatoes (without seeds and ski– 1 Chopped
- Green Chilies – 4
- Water – 150 ml
- Potatoes Cubes – 8
- Garam Masala Powder – 1 Tsp
- Salt – 1 Tsp
- Black Salt – ½ Tsp
- Black Pepper – ½ Tsp
- Water – 300 ml
Instructions
- In a pan, add oil in the pan and heat it up.
- Now add whole garam masala (black pepper, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds).
- Let the whole garam masala pop for few seconds.
- Now add onion slices, stir until it gets light brown in color.
- Then add chicken pieces and cook on high temperature until the chicken turns to light golden color.
- Now add spices, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
- Saute for few minutes to get rid of spice rawness.
- Add 1 tomato (deseeded and without skin).
- Also, add beaten yogurt and mix well.
- Add green chilies and 150 ml water and cook on high heat for 2 minutes.
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, add potatoes.
- Sprinkle salt, garam masala powder, black pepper powder and black salt.
- Add 300 ml of water and mix well.
- Now Cover the pan for 25 minutes on low medium heat.
- After 25 minutes, the aloo chicken shorba recipe is ready to serve.
Notes
- First, prepare chicken shorba curry.
- As chicken get tender 70% then add potatoes.
- After adding potatoes in curry, add garam masala. It will make a big difference in shorba flavor.
- Use homemade garam masala.
Hinz
Simple lunch idea! chicken aloo shorba recipe with steam rice or roti can make a perfect platter for families.