Ember Crest recipe
Dum-Chatpata Chicken Handi
Creamy handi-style chicken with a robust roasted masala and balanced tang.
- Prep
- 20 mins
- Cook
- 45 mins
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
Ingredients
- 800 g boneless chicken thigh, cut into pieces
- 200 g onion, finely chopped
- 200 g tomato, pureed
- 120 g plain curd, whisked
- 20 g ginger-garlic paste
- 40 ml cooking oil
- 50 ml cream (optional)
- 7 g salt, or to taste
- 150 ml hot water
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 20 g Dum Chatpata Meat Masala
Instructions
- 1Heat the oil in a heavy handi or pan and cook the onion until golden.
- 1Add ginger-garlic paste and tomato; bhuno until glossy.
- 2Lower the heat and add the curd gradually, stirring continuously.
- 3Add Dum Chatpata Meat Masala, salt and chicken; bhuno for seven minutes.
- 4Add hot water, cover and cook until the chicken is tender.
- 5Stir in optional cream, simmer for two minutes and finish with coriander.
Recipe notes
The curd and finishing cream round the heat without making the curry sweet.

