Pakistani 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.

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.

PAKISTANI STYLE CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a large shallow bowl, mix yogurt, chili powder, garam masala, melted butter, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion paste, ginger paste.
• Mix them good, and then marinate the chicken breast with this.
• Put in fridge for one hour to marinate.
• Preheat oven to 335°F.
• Lay the breast on foil or oven safe tray and bake for about one hour- two hours or until you think it is done.
• When done, Serve hot!
• Add more butter if you like, I prefer more butter.

PAKISTANI-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs in a bowl. Season with lemon juice, ketchup, garlic powder, onion powder, coriander, cumin, garam masala, brown sugar, chile powder, paprika, sage, and mint. Mix well. Use clean hands to rub the seasoning on top of and underneath the skin of the chicken thighs.
• Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and let marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with cooking spray. Spread chicken over the bottom.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender and juicy, about 45 minutes.