Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry

Source : Marinate Chicken With Lemon Juice And Little Salt For 1 Hour Meanwhile Make A Paste Of 1 Onion Alongwith Cashewnuts And Melon Seeds/charmagaz Also Add C...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : November 19, 2025

Step:

  1. Marinate chicken with lemon juice and little salt for 1 hour.Meanwhile make a paste of 1 onion alongwith cashewnuts and melon seeds/charmagaz.Also add chopped tomato,curd, ginger and green chilli and make a paste.

    Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry recipe step 1 photo
  2. Heat oil and butter or ghee in a pan.Fry 1 finely chopped onion golden brown and set aside.Sprinkle whole garam masala and lightly fry the chicken.Add the ground paste to the chicken and toss.Add other dry masalas,salt and 1 pinch sugar.Toss all with chicken and add a cup of water approximately. Add crushed kasoori methi.Cook on low flame till chicken is done and masala coats chicken.

    Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry recipe step 2 photo Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry recipe step 2 photo Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry recipe step 2 photo
  3. Garnish with chopped coriander,nuts and malai. Serve hot with naan or any Indian flat breads or pulao.

    Dhaba Style Masala Chicken Curry recipe step 3 photo

Ingredients

  1. 500 gm chicken
  2. 1 onion paste
  3. 1 onion chopped finely
  4. 2 tsp ginger paste
  5. 7-8 cashew nuts
  6. 2 tsp melon seeds
  7. 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream
  8. 2 tbsp refined oil
  9. 1 tbsp butter or ghee
  10. 1 tsp crushed kasoori methi
  11. 1 tsp ajwain /carom seeds
  12. 2 cloves
  13. 1 small stick cinnamon
  14. 2 cardamoms
  15. 1 tsp tandoori chicken masala
  16. 1 pinch orange red food colour
  17. 2 tbsp curd
  18. 2 tbsp fresh tomato puree
  19. 1 green chilli paste
  20. To taste salt
  21. 1 pinch sugar
  22. 1 tbsp lemon juice
  23. 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  24. 1/4 tsp turmeric
  25. 1 tbsp chopped coriander

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