Chicken Bharta Recipe - Dhaba Style Chicken Masala
A high protein Indian recipe with chicken breasts - boneless, onion - finely chopped, ginger garlic paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Chicken Bharta recipe, wash and clean the chicken breast
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 2
Cut into large chunks
- 3
Boil the chicken in water with salt for 15 to 20 minutes
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams)salt - to taste - 4
Take out the chicken pieces and let them cool down
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 5
As the chicken pieces cool down, shred the chicken into thin long strips and keep them aside
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 6
Boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan for about 5 minutes and once it cools down, take out the skin and grind to a fine paste and keep aside
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)tomato(2) - 7
Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes and grind to a fine paste in a mixer grinder
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)cashew nuts(4 tablespoon) - 8
In a bowl, mix the cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder along with 3 tablespoon water and keep aside
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - for garnishing (chopped) - 9
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the crushed cloves, black and green cardamoms, cinnamon stick and along with the bay leaf and give it a good stir
green chillies - finely chopped(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(6)cloves (laung)(6)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)black cardamom (badi elaichi)(1) - 10
Saute it for about 30 seconds
- 11
Now add the chopped onions and saute over medium heat until it turns golden brown
onion - finely chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2) - 12
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 to 3 minutes
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon) - 13
Now add the tomato puree, green chillies and add a pinch of salt, mix well
tomato(2)green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 14
Cover the pan and cook on low medium heat till the tomatoes are done and oil starts to separate
tomato(2) - 15
Now add the wet masala, mix well and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes
garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 16
Take off from the heat and slowly add the whisked yogurt while stirring continuously
- 17
Return back to slow heat and now add the shredded chicken pieces along with 1/4 cup water and cook covered over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 18
Now add the cashew paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)cashew nuts(4 tablespoon) - 19
Separate the yolk and the white part of the hard boiled egg
whole egg - boiled(2) - 20
Mash and add the yolk to the chicken and chop the white parts and add to the curry
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 21
Cover and cook for 10 minutes on low heat
- 22
Stir in between and check the seasoning and adjust accordingly
- 23
Add kewra essence for that restaurant like flavor
kewra essence - few drops - 24
Reduce the flame and add the fresh cream, sugar and kasuri methi
sugar - to tastefresh cream(1/4 cup)kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1 tablespoon) - 25
Mix well and switch off the heat
- 26
Add melted butter and garam masala powder and immediately cover the pan
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)butter(1 tablespoon) - 27
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with Naan or Paratha
onion - finely chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - for garnishing (chopped) - 28
Serve Chicken Bharta along with Garlic Naan, Boondi Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekend meal along with your family
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams)ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)
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Chicken Bharta Recipe - Dhaba Style Chicken Masala
A high protein Indian recipe with chicken breasts - boneless, onion - finely chopped, ginger garlic paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Chicken Bharta recipe, wash and clean the chicken breast
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 2
Cut into large chunks
- 3
Boil the chicken in water with salt for 15 to 20 minutes
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams)salt - to taste - 4
Take out the chicken pieces and let them cool down
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 5
As the chicken pieces cool down, shred the chicken into thin long strips and keep them aside
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 6
Boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan for about 5 minutes and once it cools down, take out the skin and grind to a fine paste and keep aside
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)tomato(2) - 7
Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes and grind to a fine paste in a mixer grinder
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)cashew nuts(4 tablespoon) - 8
In a bowl, mix the cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder along with 3 tablespoon water and keep aside
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - for garnishing (chopped) - 9
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the crushed cloves, black and green cardamoms, cinnamon stick and along with the bay leaf and give it a good stir
green chillies - finely chopped(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(6)cloves (laung)(6)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)black cardamom (badi elaichi)(1) - 10
Saute it for about 30 seconds
- 11
Now add the chopped onions and saute over medium heat until it turns golden brown
onion - finely chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2) - 12
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 to 3 minutes
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon) - 13
Now add the tomato puree, green chillies and add a pinch of salt, mix well
tomato(2)green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 14
Cover the pan and cook on low medium heat till the tomatoes are done and oil starts to separate
tomato(2) - 15
Now add the wet masala, mix well and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes
garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 16
Take off from the heat and slowly add the whisked yogurt while stirring continuously
- 17
Return back to slow heat and now add the shredded chicken pieces along with 1/4 cup water and cook covered over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 18
Now add the cashew paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)cashew nuts(4 tablespoon) - 19
Separate the yolk and the white part of the hard boiled egg
whole egg - boiled(2) - 20
Mash and add the yolk to the chicken and chop the white parts and add to the curry
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams) - 21
Cover and cook for 10 minutes on low heat
- 22
Stir in between and check the seasoning and adjust accordingly
- 23
Add kewra essence for that restaurant like flavor
kewra essence - few drops - 24
Reduce the flame and add the fresh cream, sugar and kasuri methi
sugar - to tastefresh cream(1/4 cup)kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1 tablespoon) - 25
Mix well and switch off the heat
- 26
Add melted butter and garam masala powder and immediately cover the pan
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)butter(1 tablespoon) - 27
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with Naan or Paratha
onion - finely chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - for garnishing (chopped) - 28
Serve Chicken Bharta along with Garlic Naan, Boondi Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekend meal along with your family
chicken breasts - boneless(300 grams)ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)
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