Chicken Rezala चिकन रेज़ाला रेसिपी restaurant style Chicken Rezala

For Chicken Marination

• In a bowl, add chicken, salt to taste, ginger garlic paste, curd, white pepper powder and marinate it well.
• Rest it for 15-20 minutes and keep it aside for further use.

For White Onion paste

• In a bowl, add white onions, salt to taste and oil.
• Transfer it to a grinder jar and make a smooth paste.
• Keep it aside for further use.

For Cashew & Poppy Seeds Paste

• In a bowl, add poppy seeds and cashews.
• Transfer it to a grinder jar and make a smooth paste.
• Keep it aside for further use.

For Chicken Rezala

• In a handi or kadai, add oil, ghee, once it’s hot, add cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, dry red chillies and let it splutter.
• Add butter, prepared onion paste and sauté for a minute.
• Add curd, marinated chicken and mix it well.
• Cover it with the lid and cook it for a while or until the chicken is tender.
• Add saffron strands, kewra water, prepared cashew & poppy seeds paste and mix it well.
• Let it simmer for a while and finish it with the prepared masala.
• Transfer it to a serving dish and sprinkle it with some prepared masala.
• Garnish it with coriander sprig and serve hot with lachha paratha.

For Masala

• In a bowl, add black peppercorns, green cardamom, mace, coriander seeds and salt to taste.
• Transfer it to a grinder jar and make a fine powder.
• Keep it aside for further use.