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Chicken Handi — چکن ہانڈی

🍽️ Pakistani ⏱️ Prep: 15 mins 🔥 Cook: 35 mins 🍲 Serves: 4

A creamy, restaurant-style chicken curry cooked in a clay handi with yoghurt, cream and a gentle blend of spices.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken
  • 1 cup yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 2 tomatoes, pureed
  • 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • Green chillies
  • Cumin, coriander powder, garam masala
  • 1/2 cup oil, salt
  • Ginger julienne, coriander

Method

  1. Fry the chicken with ginger-garlic until it changes colour.
  2. Add tomato puree, yoghurt and spices and cook until the oil separates.
  3. Stir in the cream and green chillies and simmer until thick.
  4. Finish with ginger and coriander; serve with naan.