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Chicken Shahjahani Recipe
How to make Chicken Shahjahani
Chicken Shahjahani is a rich and creamy chicken curry that doesn’t require a lot of effort and turns out heavenly. Make this royal chicken curry almost under an hour and enjoy with buttered garlic naans or hot fluffy rice.
- Total Cook Time 45 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Medium
Ingredients of Chicken Shahjahani
- 750 gms Chicken
- 1/2 cup Cream
- 1 cup Sliced onions
- 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- 1 tbsp Muskmelon seeds
- 10-12 Cashew Nuts
- 4 tbsp Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 5-6 Cloves
- 2-4 Green Cardamom
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1 tsp Red chilly powder
- Salt as required
How to Make Chicken Shahjahani
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In a bowl of warm water soak poppy seeds, muskmelon seeds and cashews for 10-15 minutes. After which make a paste out of them.
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In a pan add the ghee and oil, add all the whole spices and onions and fry until onions are translucent.
3.
Remove from heat and let this cook before making a fine paste out of this as well.
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Now in the same pan, add ginger garlic paste and let it cook until the raw smell is gone.
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Now add the paste made out of seeds and onion paste to this. Make sure to keep stirring to save the masala from burning.
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Now add red chilly powder, haldi, salt and mix well. Add some water if required.
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Add the chicken and let that cook for 5 mins.
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Now add curd and some water and cook for another 5 minutes.
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Sprinkle some kewda water (Optional) and garam masala and cook for another 10 mins.
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Serve with rice and enjoy!