Bengali Chicken Rezala

Chicken Rezala is a very famous Bengali recipe that has a Mughlai Origin. Quintessentially, it is a chicken gravy that is white, unlike other chicken curry dishes.

Ingredients

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Onion
Veggies
Chili

10-12 Cashew nuts 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds 1 kg Chicken Curry Cut 1 teaspoon Ginger paste 1 teaspoon Garlic paste 1 cup Yogurt 2 tablespoon Oil 3 tablespoon Ghee

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Chili
Veggies
Onion

3-4 Clove 6-8 Black pepper corns 2-inch Cinnamon 2 Green cardamom 2 Black cardamom 4-5 Dry red chilies 1 teaspoon White pepper powder Salt to taste

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Chili
Onion
Veggies

1 teaspoon Red chilli powder Not added traditionally 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder ½ cup Onion paste 1 tablespoon Ghee 2-3 drops Kewra essence 1 pinch Saffron Soaked in 1 tablespoon milk

Soak cashew nuts and poppy seeds in warm water for 10 minutes. Make a smooth paste in a blender.

Step 1

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Step  2

Now you need to Mix chicken, ginger paste, garlic paste and yogurt in a bowl and marinate for an hour.

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Step 3

Heat ghee and oil in a pan. When the ghee is hot, add cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom and dry red chilies.

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Step 4

Once you fry spices pick chicken pieces from the marinade and fry on high heat for 4-5 minutes.

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Step 5

Add the remaining marinade, cashew nut and poppy seeds paste, white pepper powder, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala powder in the pan.

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Step 6

Now it's time to add the onion paste and 1 cup water. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 40-50 minutes.

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Now It's Ready To Serve

Finally add ghee and kewra essence and mix well. Garnished with saffron soaked in milk now you can serve hot with rice or Rumali roti. 

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Bengali Chicken Curry

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[Doi Murgi]