Chicken Bhuna Masala | Dhaba Style Bhuna Chicken Masala
Chicken Bhuna Masala is a popular North Indian dish with succulent chicken pieces coated with flavourful bhuna masala made from onion & tomato.This is a gluten-free, beginner-friendly easy-to-make recipe.This delicious, mildly spiced and simple chicken dish is served with naan, tandoori roti or rice.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken
- 4 large Onions, finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes, pureed
- 4 tablespoons Yogurt (Curd / Dahi)
- 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic-Coriander Leaves paste
- 2 Green Chillies, slit
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder
- 3 teaspoons Chicken Masala Powder
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves)
- 2 tablespoons Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
For Marination
- 6-7 Garlic Cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1/4th cup Coriander leaves (cilantro)
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
Whole Spices
- 2-3 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 Black Cardamon (Badi Elaichi)
- 3 Green Cardamon (Hari Elaichi)
- 2 inch Cinamon Stick
- 8-10 Black Pepper Corns
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
Instructions
To Make Ginger-Garlic-Coriander Paste
- In a blender, add 6-7 garlic cloves, 1 inch ginger & 1/4th cup Corinader Leaves (cilantro).
- Add 2 tablespoons water and blend it to a fine paste.
- Ginger-garlic-coriander paste it ready.
To Marinate Chicken
- In a mixing bowl add washed chicken pieces.
- Add ginger-gralic-coriander paste, kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
- Mix well and let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes.
Making Chicken Bhuna Masala
- Heat 4-5 tbsp oil in a pan. Add whole spices, fry for 15 seconds.
- Add onions and saute till they get golden brown in colour.
- Add 1 tbsp ginger-garlic-coriander paste and saute for a minute till raw smell fades away.
- Add tomato puree and cook until oil seperates from the masala.
- Add marinated chicken and stir fry on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Add coriander powder, chicken masala powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste and green chillies.
- Mix everything well.
- Lower the flame, and add whisked yogurt (curd) and mix.
- Add 1/4th cup of water.
- Cover and let the chicken cook on slow flame. Keep on stirring occasionally.
- Bhuna chicken masala is almost done.
- Add finely chopped coriander leaves and kasuri methi. Mix well.
- Garnish with finely chopped corinder leaves.
- Transfer to the serving plate and serve with roti, naan or paratha.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice while serving.
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