Chicken chaap is a very famous dish in kolkata .In any reknowed mughlai restaurants in kolkata you found this lip smacking chicken chaap..It is a rich and spicy mughlai dish..chicken chaap is unique for its distinct flavour and texture...Nowdays we all are health conscious but i must say only for a one time you should try chicken chaap .its absolutely a bliss..I have here made restaurant style chicken chaap
Soak poppy seeds,cashew nuts and melon in a warm Water for 30 mins..then put in a blender and blend till smooth..
Take all chaap masla ingredients in a grinder and grind till powder
Now a take a bowl..add poppy seeds +cashew +melon seeds paste ,curd ,2Onion paste,ginger garlic paste, salt to taste,Sugar, Turmeric ,chili,Cumin ,Coriander powder,Chaap masala , sattu or roasted besan ,grated mawa or milk powder rose water and kewra
Mix all Ingredients till smooth .then add chicken pieces and marinate with masala very well..
Keep the marinated chicken in a fridge for overnight..
Then heat a broad pan with 3 tbsp ghee and 1tbsp oil.
Now put the marinated chicken inside the pan along with marination.
Cook on low-medium heat chicken chaap for 15 -20 mins or till chicken cooked well and ghee leaves the side of the pan..
Stirring in between the time to prevent the gravy stick to the bottom of the pan.
Check seasoning... gravy should be little dry and oily..
Ready restaurant style chicken chaap for serving...serve chicken chaap with naan / Roti/ paratha or whatever you like..
Notes
If you won’t get kebab chini then omit it .no problem..