Dum-Chatpata Kadai Chicken
Ember Crest recipe

Dum-Chatpata Kadai Chicken

A semi-dry chicken preparation with capsicum, onion petals and a bold chatpata coating.

Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Serves
4
Level
Medium

Ingredients

  • 750 g boneless chicken thigh, cut into pieces
  • 180 g onion, finely chopped
  • 150 g tomato, pureed
  • 100 g capsicum, cut into squares
  • 80 g onion petals
  • 20 g ginger-garlic paste
  • 40 ml cooking oil
  • 7 g salt, or to taste
  • 80 ml hot water
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 18 g Dum Chatpata Meat Masala

Instructions

  1. 1Heat the oil and cook the chopped onion until golden.
  2. 1Add ginger-garlic paste and tomato; bhuno until thick.
  3. 2Add Dum Chatpata Meat Masala, salt and chicken, then cook for eight minutes.
  4. 3Add hot water, cover and cook until the chicken is nearly done.
  5. 4Add capsicum and onion petals and cook uncovered for four to five minutes so they remain slightly crisp.
  6. 5Reduce until the masala coats the chicken and finish with coriander.

Recipe notes

Keep the capsicum slightly crisp and add it near the end for a fresh kadai-style texture.