Karahi Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ½ tbsp or 3g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.7g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tsp or 5g

• Tomatoes

  Green, raw

  2 small or 182g

• Green peppers

  Hot chili, raw

  100g

• Canola oil

  4 tbsp or 56g

• Green peppers

  Hot chili, raw

  1 pepper or 45g

• Garam masala

  McCormick Garam Masala

  5 tsp or 21g

Directions

1. Marinate chicken breast cubes with 1 tbsp karahi masala, garlic paste and ginger paste for atleast 1 hour in the fridge.
2. Heat 2.5 tbsp canola oil on medium heat and cook marinated chicken. Half way through add the julliened ginger. when chicken is done put it aside.
3. Heat 1.5 tbsp of canola oil on medium heat and add the diced roma tomatoes. Once tomatoes begin to soften lower the heat and add tomato paste, salt, red chili powder, and 2/3 TBSP shan masala. continue to let this cook on low heat until tomatoes have turned into a paste.
4. Add chicken to the tomato paste and cut chili pepper. Cook on medium heat until the oil begins to separate from the karahi. Garnish with fresh ginger and cilantro.
5. Desi Recipes – Nina Rafiq