Hyderabadi Shadi-Wala Red Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken (Cut into medium pieces)
• 15 almonds
• 15 cashews
• 0.5 cup desiccated coconut
• 250 g yoghurt
• 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tsp black pepper powder
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 lemon juice (Juice of 1 lemon)
• 2 tbsp red chilli sauce (Available from an Indian grocery store)
• 2 tbsp green chilli sauce (Available from an Indian grocery store)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tomato (Large; puréed)
• 4 green chilies (4–5 chilies, slit)
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 2 onions (Large; fried)
• mint (Chopped)
• cilantro (Chopped; for garnish)
• 1 tbsp heavy cream (1–2 tbsp)
• oil (As needed for cooking)
• salt (To taste)
• 0.25 tsp red food color (Optional)
• water (A little, if needed for grinding the nut-coconut paste)

Steps

1. 1

   Grind the almonds, cashews, and desiccated coconut with a little water or yoghurt until smooth.

2. 2

   Add the smooth nut-and-coconut paste to the chicken along with the yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, black pepper, red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric, lemon juice, red chilli sauce, green chilli sauce, soy sauce, puréed tomato, slit green chilies, ghee, fried onions, chopped mint, chopped cilantro, heavy cream, red food color if using, and salt. Mix thoroughly.

3. 3

   Marinate the chicken mixture for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

4. 4

   Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.

5. 5

   Add the marinated chicken to the pan and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring frequently.

6. 6

   Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low, and cook for about 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and the oil separates.

7. 7

   Finish with the heavy cream and garnish with chopped cilantro.

8. 8

   Serve hot with naan.

Notes

The source says to add all listed ingredients during marination, then finish with heavy cream and garnish with cilantro; the exact amount of cooking oil, salt, mint, and cilantro is unspecified.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• Indian
• Hyderabadi
• chicken
• curry
• spicy
• one-pot
• stovetop