Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Dahi chicken (yogurt chicken)

Dahi chicken (yogurt chicken). Dahi is a hindi word for yogurt or curd and it is named differently in different regions such as 'perugu' in telugu language and. Made with red chili flakes spiced yogurt marinate, the chicken will be dropping of the bones. And the curry is so scrumptious I want to make it with everything.

This goes well with pulao or roti. Coriander leaves - a handful finely chopped. Mix chicken with yogurt and spices. You can have Dahi chicken (yogurt chicken) using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Dahi chicken (yogurt chicken)

1. It's 500 gm of chicken.
2. It's 250 gm of curd.
3. You need 3 tbsp of oil or 2 pieces of butter.
4. It's 1/2 cup of tomato paste.
5. It's 3 of medium size onions, chopped.
6. It's 2 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste.
7. You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of coriander powder.
9. You need 2 tsp of red chilli powder.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala powder.
11. It's 1 tsp of black pepper powder.
12. Prepare 2 of green chillies.
13. You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
14. Prepare 6-7 of green cardamom.
15. You need 1-2 of cinnamon stick.
16. It's 7-9 of cloves.
17. It's 2 tbsp of coriander leaves, chopped.
18. It's 1 tbsp of kasuri methi.
19. It's 1 of bay leaf.
20. It's to taste of Salt.

Heat ghee in a pan, add in cumin seeds and let them sizzle. Chicken cooked in yogurt imparts a unique flavour to the curry. This recipe is very hot and spicy. This is one of the tastiest recipe of chicken you are every going to experience.

Dahi chicken (yogurt chicken) instructions

1. In a bowl take chicken pieces and add 2 cup hot water and 1 tbsp salt and leave for 5 minutes.(This will help to enter the salt into the chicken.).
2. Drain the water and clean the chicken pieces with fresh water..
3. In the same bowl marinate the chicken pieces with curd, lemon juice,1 tbsp salt, ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli powder, pepper corn powder and set aside for 15 minutes..
4. Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, cloves, green cardamom, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick. Add onion and green chillies,pinch salt and saute till onion is translucent..
5. Add tomato paste, coriander powder, remaining chilli powder, pinch of salt and cook correctly for 4 minutes on high flame..
6. Add marinated chicken,chopped coriander leaves,1/2 cup water and mix well.Cover and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally..
7. Add garam masala, kasuri methi, salt if required and mix well.Cover and cook for 1 more minute..
8. Serve hot..
9. Thank you 🙏.

I don't suggest to make hung curd with it. Not sure how it will taste in butter chicken. Dahi Murg or Curd Chicken is a tasty chicken curry where the meat is cooked in curd and some spices. This chicken curry has a slight tanginess and creaminess that comes from the curd added. It is quite simple to make and can be served with white rice, pulao or with roti varieties.