Inactive time: 6-7 hours for soaking red chillies
Recipe courtesy: Sis
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1/2
kg
1 pound cut chicken (Bone in preferred)
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15 - 20
Dry red chillies
Check notes for the level of spiciness
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1
tablespoon
vinegar
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1/2
cup
Ghee / Clarified butter
Recipe here
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1 1/2
tablespoon
ginger garlic paste
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1 1/2
tablespoon
red chilly powder
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1
medium sized onions
finely chopped
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3/4
cup
cashews
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salt to taste
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Add red chillies in a bowl. Pour enough water to soak the chillies along with a tablespoon of vinegar and let this sit for 6-7 hours.
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Grind the red chillies + cashews into a fine paste. Add the water used to soak the chillies and use little water as possible to grind.
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Heat ghee/clarified butter in a pan on medium high heat. To this add onions and wait for it to caramelize. Add the red chilly paste + ginger garlic paste + red chilly powder and saute until oil layer can be seen on top. Now add chicken + salt and saute everything well. Keep this on high heat for 5 minutes till the water from the chicken evaporates. Then turn to low heat, cover the pan and let the chicken cook, stirring in between.
For Milder level of heat: Use milder red chillies and use kashmiri chilly powder.
For extreme spice level: Use spicy chillies and red chilly powder.