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Zeera Chicken Handi Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine Pakistani
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • 1 small Onion
  • 300 gm Boneless Chicken Cubed
  • 1 Green Chilies
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander
  • Salt To Taste
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • ¼ cup Cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil and fry onions till brown. Drain them in colander and once dry, crush with your hands. Set aside.
  • Place the green chilies and coriander in a blender and pulse till a paste is formed. Alternatively, put them in a mortar and pestle and just bash a few times till a thick paste is formed. Add water if required. Set aside.
  • Heat about 2 tablespoons of the leftover oil from frying the onions, and add ginger garlic paste followed by the chicken.
  • Cook the chicken till golden, and then add green chili paste and yoghurt. Add salt, roasted cumin powder and black pepper.
  • Stir together and cook on low heat till the chicken is cooked through, and then add the crushed onions.
  • Finally add cream, and mix. Take off heat and serve hot with paratha or roti.
  • Garnish with sliced green chilies and more roasted cumin powder.