Charsi Karahi highway style- chicken Karahi - Easy Pakistani Food Street Recipe

mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than mutton.

ghee

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers health benefits while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

fresh coriander

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried coriander

Parsley provides a similar flavor profile and is often less expensive.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños add heat while bell peppers provide sweetness without spice.

Start by dry roasting 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp coriander powder in a pan on low heat until lightly roasted, ensuring the color doesn't change.

Let the roasted spices cool, then grind them in a mortar and pestle.

In a separate karahi, add a little over ½ cup of oil and heat it well.

Add 1 kg of cleaned and dried chicken to the hot oil and fry until golden brown on medium to high flame, stirring continuously.

Once the chicken is white and starting to brown, add salt to taste (about 1 tsp).

Continue frying the chicken until it is golden brown.

Add 2 finely chopped green chilies and 1 tsp of ginger-garlic paste, and sauté well.

After frying, add 5-6 tomatoes (cut into halves for easy peeling) and cover the pan to cook for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes soften.

Check after 10 minutes; the tomatoes should be soft enough to peel easily.

Peel the skins off the tomatoes and mash them into a paste in the karahi.

Once the tomatoes are mashed, add 2 tbsp of yogurt and mix well, cooking on medium to high flame until the oil separates.

Add ½ tsp of chicken powder and the previously ground dry roasted spices, mixing thoroughly.

Cook until the oil separates from the mixture, indicating it is well cooked.

Finally, add chopped fresh coriander and julienned ginger, along with a sweet chili pepper, and stir for another 2 minutes before turning off the heat.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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