Chicken Chaap (Chicken in Thick Gravy)

Chicken soup, chicken stew, chicken chili, chicken breast on salad…chicken in almost any form is great for your health—unless you’re the chicken of course! 

Frozen chicken is not healthy because it has lots of preservatives. But fresh chicken is filled with healthy proteins.

Chicken has lots of trace minerals in it that gives a boost to the immune system. Usually boiled chicken in pepper soup is also good for fighting off cold.

Chicken is rich in a mineral called selenium. This selenium cuts the risk of developing arthritis at later stages of life. Chicken has vitamin B 5, Chicken cuts the risk of heart attacks, 

There are lots of benefits of chicken so cook chicken in healthy ways so that you can enjoy all its benefits.

CHICKEN CHAP

Servings 4 

Ingredients 

• Chicken 1 kg  [clean and washed and diced in medium pieces]
• 1 cup fresh yogurt 
• 3 large onions 
• 1 big tomato 
• 4 tsp Garlic Paste 
• 4 tsp Ginger Paste 
• 2 tsp poppy seeds
• 8 Cashew (Kaju)
• Garam Masala Powder
• Salt to taste 
• 1 tsp Sugar 
• Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder 
• Coriander Powder

Method 

•  Heat oil in a pan . Once oil is ready, add the sliced onion, poppy seeds and cashew and saute the onion till it change the color to light brown. Switch of the flame and let it cool.  Put it in the blender and make a fine paste.
• Take the chicken pieces in a  big bowl add the chicken to it then add the yogurt, garlic paste, ginger paste ,onion paste, Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, pinch of salt  and mix them well. Refrigerate it for 3-4 hrs. 
• Add oil and ghee to the pan and heat it up, once it is ready, add the chicken pieces from the marinade. Saute the chicken piece . Add 1 tsp sugar. And allow it to cook for atleast 10 mins. Do not cover the lid and stir occasionally. 
• Add the marinade mixture ,stir it occasionally and let it cook over medium to high flame and cover it with a lid. Check  in few minutes and again stirs until oil comes up and chicken gets soft and tender. 
• Add 1 tsp of the spice powder ( garam masala). Mix it well.If Chicken becomes to soft then switch off the flame and close the lid.Let it be in that position atleast for 10 mins. So that the aroma and flavour of  Garam Masala can mix well . 
•  Chicken Chaap is ready, serve hot with Rice, Rotis or Biriyani.