Achari chicken

#myrecipe
By Chandana Guptha

Jan, 27th

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Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
16 - 18

Ingredients

  • Oil
  • Fenugreek
  • Chicken
  • Mustard
  • Cumin
  • Fennel seeds
  • Onion
  • Red chilli
  • Ginger garlic
  • Tomato paste
  • Turmeric powder
  • Water
  • Red chilli powder
  • Yogurt
  • Lemon
  • Salt
  • Coriander
  • Green chillies

Instructions

  • Set the Instant Pot to Saute mode and heat oil. Add the mustard seeds and allow them to pop. Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, nigella seeds, and fenugreek seeds. Sauté for 10 seconds. Add the sliced onion and mix well. Add whole red chilies and sauté for 3 to 4 mins covered or until the onions become translucent. Next, add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilles,turmeric, chilli powder, salt and mix well. Add the chicken pieces and stir everything together until the chicken is coated with all the spices. Turn off saute mode, add ½ cup of water and cook. Layer the tomato paste on top and do not mix. Pressure cook for 6 minutes and natural pressure release. Open the Instant Pot and add a few spoonful of hot gravy to the yogurt and stir, this will prevent the cold yogurt from splitting in the curry. Add the yogurt to the chicken and mix well. Stir in lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.