APUN KA KARAHI 2.0 Recipe

Hope all is well and that you are safe and healthy, insha’allah ameen.

Today, I am posting the second version of Apun Ka Karahi recipe. In my first version, I just followed the Shan masala box recipe. Whereas, in this 2.0 VERSION! I am following a chicken Karahi recipe that’s my mom!! Check out more food recipes at her blog –> https://cookingwithseema.ca/

Enough of the PR. Let’s get started!

Ingredients:

3 lbs mixed chicken
4 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
5 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp salt or salt to taste
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 bay leaf
3 tomatoes cut in half
2 chopped onions
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tbsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 inch whole cinnamon
7 cardamom
3 tbsp yogurt
2-3 chopped green chilies
1 inch piece of ginger
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Preparation:

Wash then dry chicken pieces with paper towel to remove any water
Heat pan on high heat
Add ghee to hot pan
Add garlic cloves, salt, cumin seeds, cinnamon and bay leaf
Add chicken with chopped onions
Stir occasionally until chicken pieces are browning, try to get a golden colour (around 10 minutes)
Chop the tomatoes in half and add to center of the pan
Add the ground black pepper, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala and coriander powder
Cover pan, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for over 15 minutes until meat is tender and tomatoes are cooked through
Remove lid and peel off the tomato skin
Add julienned ginger, green chilies and chopped coriander leaves
Increase heat to high
Add yogurt and stir and cook until the oil is released (approx. 12-15 minutes)

That is all! Check out my video below for a more visualized picture.