Ingredients

  • Chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 kg
  • Juice of lemon (nimbu) 1
  • Ghee 1 tbsp / 15 gm
  • Onions, sliced 1 cup / 240 gm
  • Ginger (adrak), 1” piece, chopped 1
  • Yoghurt (dahi) 1 cup / 180 gm
  • Almonds (badam), ground 12
  • Raisins (kishmish) 10-12
  • Garam masala 1 tsp / 2 gm
  • Saffron (kesar) a few strands
  • Lemon (nimbu), cut into wedges 1
  • Onion, cut into rings 1
  • Green coriander (hara dhaniya), chopped

Method

  1. Mix the lemon juice with the chicken and keep aside to marinate for 2
    hours. Heat the ghee in a wok (kadhai); add the onions and ginger; sauté
    till brown. Remove and keep aside to cool. Then grind into a smooth paste.
    In the same wok add the chicken and sauté lightly. Blend the yoghurt,
    onion-ginger paste, and almond paste together.
  2. Add to the chicken, cook covered with a heavy lid containing some water.
    This is dum pukht cooking. After about 30 minutes, add raisins, garam masala,
    and saffron; cook for 11/2 hours more. Serve garnished with lemon, onion,
    and green coriander.

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