Chicken Handi
Rich chicken curry slow-cooked in a clay-pot style with yogurt, cream, and aromatic spices. Restaurant taste at home — use a thick-bottomed pot.
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🛒 Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, bone-in
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 medium, pureed onion
- 2, pureed tomatoes
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 4 cardamom pods
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp (optional) dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, and 1 tsp garam masala for 30 minutes
- 2Heat oil in a heavy pot, add cardamom, fry 30 seconds
- 3Add onion puree and cook until deep golden, 12 minutes — stir often
- 4Add tomato puree and remaining garam masala, cook until oil surfaces, 8 minutes
- 5Add marinated chicken and all marinade, stir well, bring to a simmer
- 6Cover and cook on medium-low 25 minutes until chicken is cooked through
- 7Stir in cream and crushed kasuri methi, simmer 3 minutes and serve
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