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recipe for bhuna chicken in a kadai
Kavya Cherakulam

recipe for Bhuna Chicken

5 from 1 vote
In Indian cuisine, there are variations of Chicken Gravies, Chicken has a unique taste and you make it with right spices and ingredients you will get the perfect dish. Specially for chicken lovers like me, we can eat chicken in any shape or form but it should be cooked with right spices ;-)
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marination 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Calories: 396
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Kg Chicken Curry cut pieces
  • ½ Cup Curd
  • Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 2 Nos Tomatoes Chopped
  • 3 Nos Onions Finely Chopped
  • ½ Lemon
  • 2-3 Nos Green Chillies Slit in two
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Cumin Seeds Powder
  • 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilly Powder
  • ½ tbsp Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tbsp Garam Masala Powder
Whole Spices - Dry Roasting
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Black peppercorns
  • 2 Nos Dried Red Chillies
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1-2 Nos Bay Leaf
  • 2-3 Nos Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick

Equipment

  • Bottom Kadhai or Pressure Cooker
  • Roasting Pan or tawa
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Mixing Bowl for marination

Method
 

  1. First of all lets marinate the chicken with Curd, ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, turmeric , cumin seed powder and half lemon juice
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  2. Marinate the chicken for 30 mins, Meanwhile we will prepare for the gravy
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  3. Lets dry roast the whole spices, For this take a thick tawa and keep it on a low flame and keep roasting the whole spices untill aromatic.
    Keep stirring on low flame to avoid burning
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  4. Once it cools down, put them in a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder, we dont need a fine powder.
    Grind it without water, we need a dry coarse powder
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  5. I am making this recipe in a cooker, you may usea kadhai for this
    Heat some 4-5 tbsp of Oil in a cooker/kadhai and add finely chopped onions
  6. Fry the onions very well on a low-medium flame until the onions are golden brown
  7. Once the onions are golden brown add the grounded spice mix
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  8. Then add 1/2 tbsp Red Chilly powder, 1/2 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilly powder, 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala & 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
    Roast all the masalas on low flame untill aromatic.
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  9. Then add some slit green chillies and fry them together mix everything together
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  10. Now add finely chopped tomatoes and cook untill soft and mushy
  11. Cover it with a lid and cook for 2-3 mins until the tomatoes are soft and mushy
  12. The masala is now nicely roasted and aromatic. Its time to add the marinated chicken in the masala
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  13. Roast the chicken well in the masala for 1-2minutes on high flame by stirring continuosly
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  14. Now add around 1/2 cup water and mix it together on a high flame untill it starts boiling
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  15. Once it starts boiling , cover the lid and cook it for 4-5 whistles
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  16. Once the whistles are done and the gas is completely out, Check the gravy
  17. Finally garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  18. Keep it on a high flame and reduce the access water as Bhuna Masala is a semi gravy recipe
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes
  19. Chicken Bhuna Masala is ready to be served hot with Rotis/Parathas or Rice
    Instruction for Chicken Bhuna Masala Recipe from FamousDishes

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Notes

I am using a Pressure Cooker to cook it faster, you may prepare this in a Deep Kadhai or Bottom Vessel as per your choice
Cooking this in an Iron Kadhai will enhance the taste
Marination time can be more as per your choice, you may even marinate over night if you have time.