Chicken Rezala is my favorite and a famous Bengali delicacy that has a Mughlai Origin. Quintessentially, it\'s a chicken that has white gravy, unlike other chicken curry dishes, and is extremely flavorful with very delicate flavors. So, here is how to make it.
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Key Ingredients
1 kg Chicken
1 cup Beaten Yogurt
1 tsp Ginger Paste
Garlic Paste
Pepper Powder
Onion Paste
Salt
1 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Oil
2 qts Bay Leaves
3 qts Green Cardamoms
1 qt Cinnamon
5 qts Cloves
10 qts Pepper Corns
2 qts Red chillies
4 qts Green Chillies
Cumin Seed Powder
1 tsp Poppy Seeds
6 qts Cashew Nuts
2 cups Water
Garam Masala Powder
1 tsp Sugar
Saffron Strands
1 tsp Kewra water
2 tsp Milk
Directions
Cashew & Poppy Seed Paste
1
Soak the cashew nuts and 1 tsp of poppy seeds in warm water for 10 minutes.
After 10 mins, make a smooth paste in a blender.
Chicken Marination
2
Add 1 cup of beaten yogurt to your 1 kg of chicken in the bowl.
3
Mix 1/2 tsp of pepper powder, 1 tsp of ginger paste, garlic paste, onion paste respectively, and salt to your bowl of chicken.
Marinate and keep it for an hour
Gravy
4
Heat 1 tsp of ghee and 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Once the ghee melts and the pan are nice and hot add 2 bay leaves, 1-inch cinnamon, 3 big green cardamoms, 5 cloves, and about 10 pepper corns. Saute them till they leave their aroma.
5
Add 2 red chilies and onion paste of 3 medium-sized onions to the pan. Saute this for about 5-10 mins till the color of the onion changes.
6
After the onion changes its color add 2 tsp of garlic and ginger paste.
7
Slit 4 green chilies and add them to your pan
8
Add 1 tsp cumin seed powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, and the cashew poppy seed paste that you had prepared at the beginning to the gravy.
Saute them well for a few seconds
9
Now add the marinated chicken to the gravy. Saute them for 3-5 mins.
10
Add 2 cups of water, 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder, salt, 1 tsp of sugar to the gravy and mix them well.
11
Cover your pan with a lid and cook on low heat for 40-50 minutes.
12
After your chicken gets cooked add few strands of saffron soaked in milk to it.
13
Add 1 tsp of kewra water for giving your chicken razela an amazing fragrance and mix well
14
Serve hot with Rice, Luchis or Rumali roti.
Nutrition Facts
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Nutrition Facts
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