One Pot Pakistani Chicken Karahi Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot or karahi over high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add water, cumin, salt, ginger and garlic paste, red chile powder, and turmeric; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir tomatoes and green chile peppers into the pot. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until chicken pieces are no longer pink at the bone, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle cilantro leaves over the chicken and cook until the leaves look slightly wilted, about 30 seconds.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces, tomatoes, salt, and red pepper flakes. Cover and cook over high heat, stirring every 5 minutes, until mixture has thickened, about 20 minutes. Add green chiles and water; cook and stir, uncovered, until water mostly evaporates, about 15 minutes more. Top with cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• Heat oil.
• Add chicken.
• Fry on low hear till the water in the chicken dries.
• After the water dries fry the chicken in the oil till it turns light brown.
• Add salt, red pepper, ginger and garlic.
• Cut tomatoes and add in the chicken.
• Cover the wok/pot and cook at low heat.
• Let the tomatoes cook and when you see the oil on the chicken, sprinkle fresh coriander.
• Chicken Karahi is prepared.
• Serve Hot!
• P.S: You can also add 1 tbsp of Achar Gosht Masala available at the Asian grocery stores.

Steps:

• Prep all the components - chop the chicken, crush the garlic and ginger into a paste, separate tomatoes, gather all spices, chop chiles, julienne ginger, and choppped cilantro leaves
• Set a wok over high heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the chicken and a generous sprinkle of salt. Cook while stirring until the chicken is cooked on the exterior
• Add the garlic and ginger paste and saute for 30 seconds. Add the whole peeled tomatoes and cook while stirring for 5-10 minutes until the tomatoes start to break down. Crush the tomatoes with a spatula to develop the sauce
• Add the spices and stir into the sauce. Let the sauce reduce for another 5-10 minutes until it is fairly thick.
• Toss in the chiles, and butter if using. Let the sauce reduce further until your desired consistency. It should be fairly thick and glossy. Turn off the heat. TASTE IT! Add salt to enhance the flavors.
• With the heat off, add the julienned ginger and cilantro leaves. Toss once and serve with rice, roti, or eat as is.