Chicken Bharta in Bengali Style. Chicken Bharta, Dhaba Style Chicken Bharta, Kolkata style chicken bharta, Vorta, Bengali Style mashed egg chicken gravy. **Chicken Malaikari. Chicken Bharta Kolkata Style needs no introduction to a Bengali. We Bengali people are known for our love for mutton (apart from fish, rice and sweets).

There is a famous restaurant in Kolkata called Honey-Da-Dhaba. They make this famous Chicken Bharta. I had heard a lot about it but never really got a chance to have it. You can cook Chicken Bharta in Bengali Style using 24 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Bharta in Bengali Style

Prepare 800 grams of boneless chicken.
You need 2 of eggs hard boiled.
It's 2 of big onions thinly sliced.
It's 1 of small tomato pureed.
You need 4-5 of green chilies.
It's 1 tablespoon of grated ginger.
It's 1 1/2 tablespoon of grated garlic.
Prepare 10-15 of cashew nuts soaked in water.
Prepare 2 tablespoons of charmagaz.
Prepare 150 grams of hung curd whisked.
You need 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
You need 1 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder.
You need 1 1/2 teaspoon of coriander powder.
It's 1/2 tablespoon of Punjabi garam masala powder.
It's 1/2 tablespoon of tandoori masala (optional).
Prepare 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
You need 2-3 of bay leaves.
It's to taste of Salt.
You need 1 inch of cinnamon stick broken into pieces.
You need 1/4 teaspoons of cumin seeds.
It's 4-5 of cloves.
You need 1 tablespoon of kasoori methi/ dried fenugreek leaves crushed.
Prepare 4 tablespoons of oil.
You need 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves.

The good folks at the dhaaba revealed their secret in a cookery show (available here). Bharta or bhurta means minced or mashed. It can be a vegetarian dish, like baingan bharta(egg plant grilled and mashed), or non-veg like chicken bharta. It is a very popular dish in the restaurants of Kolkata and I have tasted it so many times on several occasions.

Chicken Bharta in Bengali Style instructions

Cut the chicken in long thin strips..
Make a paste of the soaked cashew nuts and charmagaz..
Take a kadhai and heat oil in it. Temper the oil with cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and cloves..
Once you get the aroma of the spices, add the sliced onions..
Saute them till they turn translucent..
Make some space in the centre and add pureed tomato, ginger and garlic paste and continue sautéing.
After about 2-3 minutes add the turmeric powder, cumin powder, green chilies, red chilli powder and salt..
Now, add the chicken and saute them for 2 minutes..
Cover and cook on medium flame. Gradually you will see that lots of water oozes out from the chicken. Therefore, you need not add any water..
Meanwhile cut the boiled eggs in thin slices. We will use this egg white later for garnishing. Mash the egg yolks and keep aside..
Once the chicken is cooked and you see oil leaving the sides of the pan, add Punjabi garam masala powder, tandoori masala, hung curd, paste of cashew nuts and charmagaz, kasoori methi, mashed egg yolk along with ½ cup of water..
Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes till it reaches the desired consistency..
Garnish the chicken bharta with coriander leaves and egg white rings.Serve the chicken bharta with naan, roomali roti or lachha paratha..

We Bengali people are known for our love for mutton (apart from fish, rice and sweets). Chicken Bharta (Murgh Bharta) is a simple and easy to prepare chicken side dish from Punjab. Chicken bharta is made with minced chicken. Murgh bharta goes very well as a side with roti and naan. Chicken Bharta recipe in a very easy way hope u will love this so please subscribe for more ♥️.