Kadai Chicken

With juicy chicken chunks cooked along with capsicum and onion in a rich tomato gravy, kadai chicken is a gravy dish that perfectly complements your roti and rice mains. This is one chicken recipe that makes it to the menu in most restaurants. Because it is prepared in a kadai or karahi, a type of deep, thick, and circular cooking pot that is very similar to a wok, the recipe is called kadai chicken.

All you need is a handful of Indian spices, tomatoes, onions and some chicken to make this flavorful chicken. This chicken recipe wondrously highlights the strength of cooking in a kadai; but if you don’t have one, you can make due with a reasonable large pot.

Health Benefits of Kadai Chicken

Chicken is one of those most common ingredients eaten in the world for many reasons; it’s affordable, widely available, and has a prodigious health profile. Regularly consuming chicken provides your body with lean protein. Protein is crucial for growth and development because protein is the main component used in cell construction and repair. The low-fat content of chicken ensures that you will receive all the benefits of the protein without having to worry about the fat content found in some other meats.

Ingredients

chicken - with bones or boneless: 400 g

capsicums – cubed: 3/4 cup

onions – cubed: 1/2 cup

ripe tomatoes – chopped and pureed: 1 cup

oil: 1 1/2 tbsp

cumin: 1/2 tsp

chopped onion: 1/2 cup

ginger garlic paste: 1 tsp

garam masala powder mixed with ¼ tsp red chili powder: 1 tsp

garam masala powder: 1/8 tsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp

cashew nuts: 10

a few coriander leaves – finely chopped

How To Make Kadai Chicken

How to make Cashew Paste

Soak cashews in warm water for 10 minutes and make a fine paste.

How to make Kadai Chicken

1. Heat oil in a kadai.
2. Cook capsicum and cubed onion for 2 minutes, until they produce an aroma and set them aside.

3. To the oil in the kadai, add cumin and cook for a minute or till it begins to splutter.

4. Add onions and cook till they turn golden.

5. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell disappears.

6. Add chicken and saute well. Cover and cook for two minutes.

7. Add garam masala and red chili powder.

8. Mix and cook well for just two minutes.
9. Pour in the tomato puree and add salt per your taste.

9. Mix well and cook till the raw smell of the tomatoes disappear and the gravy thickens.

10. Add sautéed onions and capsicums to the gravy.

11. Mix well and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
12. Add cashew paste and stir well.

13. Cook till the gravy thickens to desired consistency.
14. Sprinkle garam masala and coriander leaves.

15. Serve hot and enjoy!

Did You Know?

Fried Chicken is meant to be eaten with hands in Gainesville, Florida. Any other way you eat, it is illegal!