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'Kadhai' Chicken

'Kadhai' Chicken (Karhai Murgh)

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 80 ml Rapeseed Oil or other vegetable oil
  • 2 - 3 Fresh Hot Chilli Peppers chopped
  • 1 tbsp Garlic and Ginger Paste
  • 300 g Raw Chicken cut into 1 inch pieces or Precooked Chicken
  • 1 Red Pepper sliced
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Puree mixed with 6 tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper or less to taste
  • 1/3 Cup (80ml) Yogurt
  • 250 ml Base Curry Sauce
  • 1/2 Cup (125ml) Finely chopped Fresh Coriander
  • 1 tsp Ground Garam Masala

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a pan until hot.
  • Add the fresh chopped chillies and fry for 20 seconds or so.
  • Add the garlic and ginger paste and fry for another 10 seconds.
  • If using raw chicken add now and fry until it becomes opaque.
  • Add the sliced red pepper and continue to fry for a minute or so.
  • Add the tomato puree mixture, salt and cayenne pepper and continue to fry for another minute or two.
  • Add the yogurt and continue to fry for another minute or two.
  • *If we were using cold precooked chicken we would add in now to start reheating.
  • Add the base sauce and cook for 10 minutes on high or until the chicken is cooked through.
  • In the final couple of minutes stir in the garam masala, fresh coriander and the pan-fried precooked chicken if done using that method.