Dahi Chicken - Yogurt Chicken

Name: Dahi Chicken - Yogurt Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 500 gm chicken (cut into pieces); 1 cup yoghurt; 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 green chilli peppers (diced); 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder; 2 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder; 3 cardamom (large, crushed); 2 tsp cumin seed; 2 inches cinnamon (stick); 1 onion (large, diced); 1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi); 2 tomatoes (roughly chopped); 1 cup chicken stock; 1/2 bunch Coriander (to garnish); 3 tablespoon Oil

Saba Shaikh

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About Dahi Chicken - Yogurt Chicken

This is a Punjabi dish and the name of the recipe translates to dahi/yoghurt chicken. This is usually served as a main course.

This is a spicy chicken dish, unlike the usual Indian curry, which uses yoghurt as the main marination.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Spicy

Calories - 334 kcal

Servings - 4

Ingredients

▢ 500 gm chicken cut into pieces
▢ 1 cup yoghurt
▢ 1 tsp Ginger paste
▢ 1 tsp garlic paste
▢ 2 green chilli peppers diced
▢ 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder
▢ 2 tsp cumin powder
▢ 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
▢ 3 cardamom large, crushed
▢ 2 tsp cumin seed
▢ 2 inches cinnamon stick
▢ 1 onion large, diced
▢ 1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves kasuri methi
▢ 2 tomatoes roughly chopped
▢ 1 cup chicken stock
▢ 1/2 bunch Coriander to garnish
▢ 3 tablespoon Oil

Instructions

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In a large bowl, coat the chicken with yoghurt and leave it in the fridge for one hour to tenderise.
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Add the ginger, garlic, green chillies, coriander, cumin powder, chilli powder, cardamom pods, cumin seeds and cinnamon to the chicken and yoghurt mix it well.
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Place in the fridge to marinate overnight or refrigerate only for an hour.
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Heat oil in a large pan, add onions and cook until brown. Add dried fenugreek leaves, and then add marinated chicken. Cook uncovered for 3-5 minutes.
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Add tomatoes and cook till it get soft. Add the chicken stock, cover and cook over very low heat for 15minutes.
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Garnish with coriander leaves to serve. Serve this hot with chapati, roti, Naan or rice.

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Saba Shaikh

hello Foodies, I m Saba Firoz Shaikh from mumbai and I'm homechef, I love to eat everything. I m here to share awesome recipes with u all.

3 Comments

Nikhil Singh

February 15, 2023 / 7:59 am Log in to Reply

Perfect dish! Can’t waitÂ toÂ cookÂ it.
Ketika Ketu

February 10, 2022 / 4:49 pm Log in to Reply

Absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Anurag Vithalkar

July 15, 2020 / 3:15 pm Log in to Reply

I’m excited to try this recipe!