Chicken Handi – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Wash the chicken really good and dry it.
• Add curd, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, crushed mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, salt and mix well.
• When chicken gets good coating of marinate then cover and rest it for at least an hour.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• When oil is enough hot add onion and fry it for about 6-7 minutes on medium heat.
• When onion becomes nice and soft and begins to turn light golden add tomato.
• Fry tomato for about 2 minutes.
• When tomato is cooked well add red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
• You can use chicken masala or any stored masala in place of garam masala.
• Mix well and fry for about a minute or two.
• Add marinated chicken and mix well with the spices.
• Add salt and mix well. Add salt carefully as we have already added salt while marinating the chicken.
• Add hot water and mix well.
• Cover with a fitting lid and cook on very low heat or dum for about 40-45 minutes.
• You can cover the pan with a clean napkin or handkerchief and then cover with lid. You also can use aluminium foil.
• Turn off the gas and handi chicken is already.
• You can serve this handi chicken with naan, roti or bhakari.