Pakistan

Chicken Karahi

Name: Chicken Karahi
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 5 Ripe tomatoes; 2 tbsp each Ginger & garlic; 3 Green chillies; 1 tsp each Cumin & coriander seed; 2 tbsp Yoghurt; to finish Garam masala & coriander

Pakistani wok chicken with tomato and ginger

Chicken karahi is named after the karahi, a wok-like iron pan in which the dish is cooked and served. It is ubiquitous in Pakistan.

Chicken is braised hard with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and whole spices until a thick, glossy sauce forms – bold, fresh and without an onion base.

Servings4

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Ripe tomatoes5
Ginger & garlic2 tbsp each
Green chillies3
Cumin & coriander seed1 tsp each
Yoghurt2 tbsp
Garam masala & corianderto finish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Sear the chicken hard in oil.
Add ginger-garlic and whole spices.
Add tomatoes and reduce until the oil separates.
Stir in yoghurt and braise the chicken through.
Finish with chilli, ginger strips, garam masala and coriander.

Make it original

Garam masala and whole spices for chicken karahi are in the Asia Boutique.

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