Kevins Karahi Chicken Recipes

PAKISTANI CHICKEN KARAHI

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.

KARAHI CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine all the spice mix ingredients. Set aside.
• Add the chicken, curry powder and salt to a small pot. Cover with chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
• Cook until the chicken is just done. This takes about 10-12 minutes.
• Drain the chicken and set aside.
• Be ready. Have your curry base simmering on the stove. Make your spice mix. Chop all the ingredients and have them at the ready. This is going to go very fast. You don't have time to mess around.
• Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the oil.
• When the oil starts to shimmer add the onion and green chilies. Cook, stirring constantly, until the onions just start to brown on the edges. This takes 2-3 minutes.
• Add the garlic ginger paste and cook until it stops sputtering, about 1 minute.
• Lower the heat to medium low. Add the spice mix. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 30-45 seconds. You want to bloom the spices in the oil. You don't want to burn it. If you burn the spices, start again. There's no fixing it.
• Add the diluted tomato paste. Stir to combine and cook for about a minute.
• Turn the heat up to medium high. Add 3 oz of the curry base. Stir to combine and cook until it it starts to crater. Little holes will appear. See the guide to Indian curries to understand what this means if you aren't sure.
• Add another 6 oz of curry base. Stir to combine and cook until it craters.
• Now add the remaining curry base. Cook until it craters and reduce the heat to low. Add the chicken stir to mix. Simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Add the fresh chopped tomatoes, cilantro and lemon juice and cook for another 2 minutes or so. If the curry gets too dry add a bit more curry base.
• Add the cream. Stir to combine. Serve. Enjoy!

CHICKEN KARAHI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large deep frying pan adding chopped onions and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on a medium heat or once the onions are slightly brown. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 1 or 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt, chili powder, green chili, ground cumin and turmeric.
• Turn up the heat and further cook for another 1 minute then put in the chicken. It is very crucial that spices are mixed within the pan at this point to ensure that the chicken cooks with texture and flavor. Add water after stirring the chicken into the spices.
• Turn down the heat slightly and stir in the garam masala and fenugreek and cook for a further 5 minutes, also adding in the bell pepper stirring now and again. Serve sprinkled with green coriander.

KEVIN'S TERIYAKI CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the pineapple juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic powder, and white pepper. Reserve a small amount of the marinade separately for dipping later.
• Place chicken in marinade, and add enough water to cover. Cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Heat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Brush grate lightly with oil. Grill chicken 5 to 7 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Chicken is done when inside is no longer pink and juices run clear.

PAKISTANI CHICKEN KARAHI

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.

CHICKEN KARAHI

Steps:

• First, take a vok put it on stove.Add oil and butter.When oil gets hot, add chicken pieces for frying.Now take the fried chicken out of the vok and in the same oil add garlic and ginger paste and stir fry.After 3 minutes add tomatoes(diced) and fry.Add all spices and fry then add the fried chicken,yoghurt and fry 8-10 minutes.
• Now cover with lid.Then oil rises up.Add dry fenugreek and chopped ginger, lemon slice,fresh coriander and green chilli,cover with lid. Again lid the dish for 5 minutes with light flame on stove.
• Chicken Karahi is now ready to eat.Serve with Home-made chapati or roghni tanoori naan.