Chicken Stew (Indian Style)

Submitted by Shinjini Ghatak Sep 07, 2013 No comments 97,099 views 0 fav

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Delicious and warm chicken in mild spicy Indian broth.

Prep time 15 mins

Cook time 20 mins

Serves 4

CuisineBengali

CourseMain Course

DifficultyEasy

DietaryNon Vegetarian

Main Ingredients Chicken

Chicken Stew is famous all around the world. Indians have their own version of chicken stew. The recipe varies from state to state. This recipe is the Bengal version of chicken stew. It's healthy and is also a good food to have in chilly winters with loads of vegetables.

Ingredients

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for marinade
500 gram chicken cut into pieces
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
juice of half a lemon
½ tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
gravy
4 green chillies
1 tbsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 bay leaves
1 tsp fennel seeds
3 cloves
3 cardamoms
1 piece cinnamon
2 small onions sliced
½ cup french beans cut into ½ inch pieces
1 medium carrot roughly chopped
2 medium potatoes sliced
salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee or butter

Chicken Stew Ingredients

Steps

In a large bowl rub the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice.
Let it marinade for 15 minutes
In a pressure cooker heat a tablespoon of ghee.
Add the lightly crushed, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon and bay leaves.
Sauté for a 30 seconds and add the sliced onions
Fry till they are soft and pink
Add the carrots, beans and potato along with the black pepper powder, coriander powder, salt, cumin powder and slit green chillies.
Mix everything well and add the chicken pieces.
Fry till they are no longer pink
Add about 800 ml of water and pressure cook till you heal 5 whistles. You can add more water if you want to.
Let the pressure cooker cool down
Serve it hot