Pakistani Chicken Curry

Hello everyone ! 

This is a recipe that I learnt from my aunt long time ago when we were in Lucknow....she was from Lahore and had some authentic dishes up her sleeve.We had learnt so much from her. I dedicate this dish in her memory. Love you Salima aunty! <3

Procedure:-

1st step: Marinate  500 gms of chicken with hung curd-100 gms, 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste, little turmeric powder, Kashmiri lal powder- 2 tbsp, salt and sugar... 

2nd step: Make a paste of garlic (10-15 pods), 10 cashews, 1 tsp of melon seeds, 10 pistachios, 2 tsp of poppy seeds....keep it aside for future use.

3rd step: Marinate the chicken for 5 hrs or overnight and keep it in the fridge.

4th step: In a pan I added ghee. You can use refined butter too. Then add whole garam masala ( black cumin seeds, cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom,clove & bay leaf,).

When they start spluttering add 3 medium sized onions which are finely ground into a paste, when it's almost done add the marinated chicken into it. Add salt and sugar according to your taste. Now fry it very well and cover it with a lid and let it cook in medium flame for almost 20 mins...no need to add water.

Now take off the lid and add the paste that we made in the first step.

If required add some Kashmiri lal powder for a reddish colour & cook till the oil starts separating.

~Enjoy~

Turn off the gas/heat and add 2 tsps of  fresh dairy cream from the top to give it the ultimate taste!!

Enjoy with naan (white flat bread)..
Hope you all will like this! 

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