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Chicken Bharta Recipe - Dhaba Style Chicken Masala

Chicken Bharta Recipe - Dhaba Style Chicken Masala

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 50 M
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Diet High Protein Non Vegetarian

Chicken Bharta which tastes heavenly is a dhaba style preparation where shredded chicken is cooked in spicy creamy gravy. Chicken Bharta is deliciously creamy in taste due to the use of mashed egg yolk, fresh cream and yogurt in it.

Ingredients

  • 300 grams Chicken breasts
  • boneless
  • 1 Onion
  • finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • finely chopped
  • 4 tablespoon Oil
  • 6 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 6 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • Sugar
  • to taste
  • 4 tablespoon Cashew nuts
  • 1/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh cream
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted)
  • 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
  • Kewra essence
  • few drops
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • for garnishing (chopped)
  • 2 Whole Egg
  • boiled
  • peeled and halved

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Chicken Bharta recipe, wash and clean the chicken breast

Step 2

Cut into large chunks

Step 3

Boil the chicken in water with salt for 15 to 20 minutes

Step 4

Take out the chicken pieces and let them cool down

Step 5

As the chicken pieces cool down, shred the chicken into thin long strips and keep them aside

Step 6

Boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan for about 5 minutes and once it cools down, take out the skin and grind to a fine paste and keep aside

Step 7

Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes and grind to a fine paste in a mixer grinder

Step 8

In a bowl, mix the cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder along with 3 tablespoon water and keep aside

Step 9

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the crushed cloves, black and green cardamoms, cinnamon stick and along with the bay leaf and give it a good stir

Step 10

Saute it for about 30 seconds

Step 11

Now add the chopped onions and saute over medium heat until it turns golden brown

Step 12

Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 to 3 minutes

Step 13

Now add the tomato puree, green chillies and add a pinch of salt, mix well

Step 14

Cover the pan and cook on low medium heat till the tomatoes are done and oil starts to separate

Step 15

Now add the wet masala, mix well and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes

Step 16

Take off from the heat and slowly add the whisked yogurt while stirring continuously

Step 17

Return back to slow heat and now add the shredded chicken pieces along with 1/4 cup water and cook covered over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes

Step 18

Now add the cashew paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Step 19

Separate the yolk and the white part of the hard boiled egg

Step 20

Mash and add the yolk to the chicken and chop the white parts and add to the curry

Step 21

Cover and cook for 10 minutes on low heat

Step 22

Stir in between and check the seasoning and adjust accordingly

Step 23

Add kewra essence for that restaurant like flavor

Step 24

Reduce the flame and add the fresh cream, sugar and kasuri methi

Step 25

Mix well and switch off the heat

Step 26

 Add melted butter and garam masala powder and immediately cover the pan

Step 27

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with Naan or Paratha

Step 28

Serve Chicken Bharta along with Garlic Naan, Boondi Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekend meal along with your family

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