Charsi Chicken Karahi (Peshawri karahi) is a delightful Pakistani delicacy from Peshawar, which is a beautiful city in Pakistan. This quick and easy recipe is a breeze to whip up as it needs only a couple of ingredients. With just five simple ingredients, you can create an explosion of flavors in only 30 minutes, making it a perfect recipe for beginners to make.
Let’s make Charsi Chicken Karahi
Chicken
I used skinless, bone-in chicken for this recipe. Cut the chicken into 18 pieces, for karahi and remove the skin, leave the bone in because juices from the bone will give this dish richness and flavor.
Spices
Two essential ingredients are black pepper and salt. None of the other spices are used in this recipe but to give the spiciness I used green chilies.
Tomatoes
I used four large tomatoes to make the gravy. Cut the tomatoes in half and add to the chicken, once the tomatoes are soft remove the skin and break them down with the back of the spoon to make the gravy.
Oil
This recipe uses a lot of oil. Any neutral oil can be used for this recipe. I used a total of 1 cup of oil, fry the chicken and take out any extra oil before adding chilies.
What is Karahi?
Karahi is a heavy bottom round pan used for cooking in my regions of the subcontinent. Pakistani karahi is similar to a wok in shape but karahi is heavier than a wok.
serve suggestions for Charsi chicken karahi
I like to serve any kind of chicken karahi with plain naan, garlic naan, or white rice. Add a side salad and a perfect meal is ready. Charsi Chicken karahi despite having simple ingredients is so flavorful that you can make an easy weaknight meal or serve to your guests when you are hosting.
storing leftover chicken
I keep any leftover chicken Charsi karahi in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to three days. To freeze the chicken karahi divide it into small portions for easy heating and store it in the freezer for up to three months.
Must Try Recipes
- Black Pepper Chicken
- Resturant Style Chicken Karahi
- Achari Chicken Karahi
- Air Fried Chicken and Potatoes
- Easy Butter Chicken
- Quick and Simple Chicken Curry
Charsi chicken karahi
Equipment
- 1 Karahi or wok
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken 1 whole chicken, cut into 16 pieces.
- 1 cup oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4-5 large tomatoes cut into halves.
Garnish
- 1 inch ginger thinly sliced
- 2-3 green chilies
Instructions
Fry the chicken
- Heat oil in a Karahi.
- Add chicken and cook it until it’s light golden brown.
- At this point, you can remove most of the oil and leave as much as you like.
Make masala
- Cut tomatoes into halves and add to the chicken.
- Add green chilies and salt. Mix and cover it.
- Cook on medium-low heat until tomatoes are softened. It will take about 10 minutes.
- Remove the skin from tomatoes and break them down with a wooden spoon to make gravy.
- Once the oil separates from the masala, add freshly ground black pepper.
- Garnish with sliced ginger and green chilies.
