Hyderabadi lal chicken
Hyderabadi Lal Chicken is a fiery and flavorsome dish, renowned for its rich blend of spices and vibrant red color. Tender chicken pieces are marinated which creates a dish that is both bold in flavor and visually striking.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken
Ingredients for marination
- 1 tsp salt add more at the end of needed
- 1 tsp red chili powder or to taste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder or paprika
- 1/4 tsp red food color
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 cup fried onions
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce or 2 tomato puree
For green sauce
- 3 green chilies
- A few cilantro leaves
- A few mint leaves
- 6 cashews
- 6 almonds
- 3 green cardamom
- 1/2 cup yogurt
Ingredients for tempering or Baghar
- 1/2 oil
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 5-6 red chilies
- 10-12 curry leaves
Garnish
- 2-3 green chilies
Instructions
Prepare green sauce
- Add all the ingredients for green chutney in a blender to make a paste.
Marinate the chicken
- Now add all the ingredients for marination in the chicken along with green sauce and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
Cook Chicken
- Add oil to a pan and curry leaves, cumin seeds, and red chilies. Curry leaves will splatter so be prepared. If they splatter too much then take the pot off the stove.
- Add marinated chicken and cook on high heat for 5 minutes then lower the heat and cover the pot for about 20 minutes. Cook on medium-low heat. Stir occasionally.
- Once the chicken is cooked through it's ready. Garnish with more green chilies.