Bihari chicken
Bihari chicken is marinated in fried onion, yogurt, and spices and then cooked until tender. This recipe is packed with flavors and can be marinated in advance for any occasion.
Servings: 8
Calories: 1516kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs chicken 1 whole chicken cut into 16 pieces
- 1 medium onion
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds optional
- 2 tbsp Gram flour or chickpea flour (dry roasted)
- 1 tsp meat tenderizer or papaya paste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Spices
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chili powder or cayenne pepper powder or to taste
- 1 tsp crushed red chilies or to taste
- 1 tbsp dry roasted cumin-coriander powder
For smoky flavor
- 1 coal
- a drizzle of oil
Garnish
- Red onion slices
- 5-6 Green chilies
- Ginger sliced
- 1 Lemon sliced
Instructions
Prepare Marination
- Peel and thinly slice one medium-sized onion. Heat oil in a pan and add sliced onions. Fry until light golden brown. Take them out on a paper towel.
- In another frying pan, add 2 tbsp of poppy seeds and gram flour. Cook it on medium heat, while continuously mixing until it is fragrant and the color starts changing to brown. It will take 4-5 minutes.
- Add dry roasted poppy seeds, chickpea flour, brown onion, and 1 cup of yogurt in a blender to make a paste. If you don't have poppy seeds then skip it.
Marinate the chicken
- Add chicken in a bowl, now add all of the spices and the paste made in step 1. Also, add meat tenderizer and lemon juice, mix it well, and marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Cook the chicken
- Once ready to cook, take the chicken out of the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking. In the same leftover oil from Step 1 add marinated chicken and cook for 15-20 minutes on high heat. Do not leave the chicken unattended as it will burn, keep mixing frequently.
Smoke the chicken
- Heat a coal and put it on a piece of foil paper or a small bowl. Keep that bowl in the center of the chicken pot, and drizzle a little bit of oil on it. Quickly cover the pot and keep it covered for 3 minutes. Smoke from the coal gives a unique flavor and aroma. You can also do this step while marinating the chicken.
- After 3 minutes, discard the coal.
- Garnish with green chilies, lemon wedges, ginger slices, and onion rings.
- Serve with roti or naan.
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Notes
Chicken is marinated with spices and tenderizers, it won't take long to cook. I cooked it over high heat while stirring frequently.
- Marination has gram or chickpea flour that tends to burn that's why don't leave it covered longer than 3 minutes and keep stirring occasionally.
- To discard the coal, I put it under running water for 10 seconds before throwing it in the trash can.
- If you don't have poppy seeds then you can skip poppy seeds.
Nutrition
Calories: 1516kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 164g | Saturated Fat: 44g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 36g | Monounsaturated Fat: 77g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 0.5mg