Healthy Kashmiri Chicken Recipe

By Vijayalakshmi

Who doesn't like to have chicken? Chicken prepared in any style is relished by people who are ardent fans of this meat. At the same time, many of us would like to experiment with different chicken recipes. Chicken is known to be a healthy food since it is high in proteins.

Kashmiri Chicken Recipe is a complete healthy recipe that is not just prepared by adding spices but also prepared by adding some dry fruits such as cashews and almonds. Kashmiri food is widely known for its taste and richness due to the spices that is added in the food. At the same time if you are an expert in preparing chicken dishes, this could be one of the easy to prepare recipes as it does not consume much of your time, expect for the chicken getting cooked. The spices added in this recipe is absorbed by the chicken which makes it more tastier and healthier.

Healthy Kashmiri Chicken Recipe

Servings : 2
Preparation Time : 10-12 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Chicken breast- 1 (washed and sliced, skinless)
Yogurt- 1/2 cup
Large onion- 1 cup (grounded)
Cashew nut- 1/2 cup (soaked and grounded into a paste)
Medium tomatoes- 2 (chopped)
Fresh ginger paste- 1tsp
Garlic paste- 1tsp
Green cardomom- 5
Kashmiri red chili powder- 1tsp
Almonds- 2tbsp (sliced)
Coriander leaf- 4 (chopped)
Oil- 2tbsp
Salt- as per taste

Procedure:
1. Heat oil in a pan. Add the grounded onion and stir till golden brown coloured.
2. Now add garlic & ginger paste and fry till it turns light brown.
3. Once it turns brown, add the cardamom and chicken slices. Cook for about 20 minutes on a medium flame.
4. Add yogurt, chopped tomatoes, Kashmiri red chilli powder and salt.
5. Keep cooking and stirring constantly for another 20-30 minutes till the chicken is fully cooked and softened.
6. Add grounded cashew and sliced almonds, cook for another 3 minutes.
7. Garnish with coriander leaf and serve hot.

Your Healthy Kashmiri Chicken Recipe is ready to eat. You can have it with rice or roti.

Story first published: Monday, February 25, 2013, 14:28 [IST]