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chicken karahi recipe

Chicken Karahi Recipe (Authentic Lahori Street Style)

The authentic Chicken Karahi recipe will bring the salivating flavor of tender chicken cooked with tomatoes and spices. Here is a famous Pakistani style Lahori Karahi recipe that I took from a street chef while visiting the old Anarkali food street. Taste of tomatoes cooked with Pakistani spices to tenderize the chicken makes an appetizing karahi taste that no Pakistani can surely ignore.
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Course: curry, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: chicken karahi, chicken karahi pakistani, chicken karahi recipe, how to make chicken karahi, pakistani chicken karahi
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2 Persons
Calories: 578kcal
Author: Hinz

Equipment

  • Wok

Ingredients

  • 800 g Chicken
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 teaspoon Ghee
  • 1 Black Cardamom (badi Illaichi)
  • 4 Green Cardamom (hari illaichi)
  • 5 Cloves (laung)
  • 2 sticks Cinnamon (darchini)
  • 15 Black pepper corns (kali mirch)
  • 2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 1.5 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 cup Tomato Cubes
  • 1 tablespoon Yogurt
  • 4 Green Chilies
  • Julianne Ginger & Fresh Coriander For Garnishing

Instructions

  • Heat up the pan at medium temperature.
  • Pour oil in pan.
  • Add whole garam masala and let it pop for few seconds on medium heat.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and saute until it start to change the color.
  • Add chicken and cook on high heat until chicken slightly changes the color.
  • Pour little water.
  • Add tomato cubes and green chillies.
  • Cover and cook chicken on medium / low heat for 10 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, remove the tomato skin as you can watch in video. Avoid this step if you already peeled the tomato skin.
  • Now mix the tomatoes in chicken using spoon to make smooth curry.
  • Cover again and cook for 10 minutes on medium to low heat.
  • After 20 minutes, check the chicken. If there is much water then evaporate it but don’t make it dry.
  • Now add salt, red chili powder and garam masala powder.
  • Also add yogurt and cook chicken on high heat for few minutes until it start to seperate the oil.
  • As the chicken starting to seperates oil, add 2 teaspoon ghee/butter and give it a good stir for few seconds.
  • Now garnish with julianne ginger and green coriander.

Video

Notes

  • Use thick metal wok
  • Try to use golden chicken pieces with bone
  • Always use fresh pulpy tomatoes
  • Don't over spice
  • If your karahi is watery then cook on high heat until oil floats on pan surface. 

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcal