Khyber Chicken Karhai

Nadia Naziri
Apr 18, 2021
1 min read

Updated: Apr 26, 2021

Recipe By - Nadia Naziri

There can never be enough Karhai recipes, here is one for you all which is incredibly tasty. This karhai has good amount of gravy as it uses both tomatoes and yogurt. The masala is on point spicy and the Karhai is so delicious served with garam naan bread :)

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 cut into karhai pieces
Garlic ginger - 2 Tbs
Salt - As per taste
Tomatoes - 7 -8 medium size, cut in half, take out the hard small round end/stalk part of tomato
Yogurt - 1 cup
Oil - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 1
Green coriander and julienne ginger for garnish

Masalay:

Red chilli powder - 1.5 tsp or more as per taste
Crushed Chilli - 1 tsp or more for more spicyness
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1 Tbsp
Green Chilli - 8 whole

Method:

Heat oil and add Chicken.
Fry till it changes colour.
Add garlic ginger and fry.
Add salt and fry.
Add tomatoes and fry, cover and let cook for 5 minutes so that tomtaoes are softened.
Using your tong/chimta, to pull out and remove the softened tomato skin.
Break the tomatoes using your wooden spoon.
Cover and let cook for 5 minutes.
Now add all your masalas, add a little oil, and fry till oil is released.
Now add yogurt and fry.
Add green chillies and fry.
Fry, Fry, fry till oil is separated and you can see rich gravy.
Squeeze lemon juice.
Garnish with green coriander and julienne ginger.