Masala chaap

By Pranitha Pai

Apr, 12th

664

Servings
3 persons
Cook Time
1 hr and 30 minutes
Ingredients
19 - 21

Ingredients

  • soya chaap
  • hung curd
  • roasted Besan
  • kala namak
  • red chilly powder
  • garam masala
  • chaat masala
  • onion
  • ginger garlic paste
  • tomato
  • red chilly powder
  • jeera
  • cloves
  • cinnamon
  • Tej Patta
  • Black cardamom
  • green cardamom
  • coriander powder
  • cream
  • kasuri methi
  • magic masala

Instructions

  • take chaap, boil them in water for 10 minutes and later cut them in small pieces after boiling.
  • Get a bowl and put in the hung curd, roasted besan, red chilly powder, garam masala, kasuri methi, kala namak and chaat masala. Mix well with a whisk.
  • Add in your chaap in the curd mixture and let in marinate in the fridge for atleast an hour.
  • Meanwhile puree your onion and tomato separately and keep it aside.
  • Take a pan and heat some oil in it.
  • Put in your jeera, cloves, cinnamon, Tej Patta and black and green cardamom. Fry them in the oil till their aroma releases.
  • Add in your ginger garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell goes away.
  • Add in your onion paste. Fry till oil releases on the side.
  • Add in your tomato paste and fry till oil releases on the side.
  • Add in red chilly powder and coriander Powder.
  • Add in 1/2 - 3/4th cup water and let it come to a boil. (add water as per your liking and consistency) (add more water if you want gravy)
  • Add in your cream and let it come to a boil.
  • Take out the chaap and fry it in a little bit of oil. Fry till golden brown. Fry it separately.
  • Add the chaap in your gravy.
  • Let it simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Now add in salt as per taste and crush some kasuri methi in the gravy.
  • Lastly add in one packet of Maggi Masala packet.
  • Serve hot and enjoy it with roti.

Notes/Tips

You can also make this dish with Paneer instead of chaap.