Mughlai Chicken Zafrani
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Piping Pot Curry · by Meeta Arora★ 5.0 (3)

Mughlai Chicken Zafrani

NUTRITION · PER SERVING40M COOK
CAL 28%·PRO 64%
CARBS 11G8% OF CAL
2G FIBER6G OTHER4G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 42G68% OF CAL
13G SAT30G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

An aromatic, creamy chicken curry with royal Mughlai spices, saffron, and cashews in an onion-based gravy. Serve with naan or rice for an elegant, restaurant-style dinner.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 1 pound Chicken (bone-in, skinless, cut into small pieces (use small curry cut pieces))
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt (plain, thick, full-fat, whisked )
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
  • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
  • 2 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chili powder (mild, adjust to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Lime (juiced)
  • 10 strands Saffron
  • 2 tablespoons Warm Milk (for soaking saffron)
  • 12 Cashews
  • 1/4 cup Warm Water
  • 2/3 cup Golden fried onions (Birista)
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (optional, add to taste )
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 Green Chili Pepper (slit lengthwise, optional )
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
  • 1 teaspoon Kewra water (optional )
  • Cilantro leaves (chopped, to garnish )
  • 1 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
  • 1 inch Cinnamon (Dalchini)
  • 1 Black Cardamom (Moti Elaichi)
  • 3 Green Cardamom (Elaichi)
  • 4-5 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 petal Mace (Javitri) (crushed)
PREP
10M
SODIUM
1245MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.