Name: Spicy Achari Chicken recipe by Affaf Ali at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Boneless chicken - 500 grams; Lemon Juice - 1/2 Lemon; Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbspn; Hung curd - 100 grams; Roasted gram flour / besan - 3tbspn; Chilly powder - 1/2 to 1tspn; Salt - according to taste; Achari Spice Mix:; Mustard seeds - 1tbspn; Nigella seeds/ Kalonji - 1tbspn; Fenugreek seeds/ methi - 1/4th - 1/2tspn; Carom seeds/ Ajwain - 1/2 tbspn; Fennel seeds/sauf - 1tbspn

ABOUT Spicy Achari Chicken RECIPE

Tender boneless chicken pieces marinated in assorted pickle spices are tangy and simply irresistible. Easy and simple dish with readily available home ingredients. No 'Fancy' ingredients used. Moreover the chicken can be cooked on regular non-stick tava which is the major highlight.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Boneless chicken - 500 grams
Lemon Juice - 1/2 Lemon
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbspn
Hung curd - 100 grams
Roasted gram flour / besan - 3tbspn
Chilly powder - 1/2 to 1tspn
Salt - according to taste
Achari Spice Mix:
Mustard seeds - 1tbspn
Nigella seeds/ Kalonji - 1tbspn
Fenugreek seeds/ methi - 1/4th - 1/2tspn
Carom seeds/ Ajwain - 1/2 tbspn
Fennel seeds/sauf - 1tbspn

Instructions

Dry roast the Achari mix ingredients for few minutes in low - medium flame till you get light aroma. Once cooled make a coarse powder. Set aside.
In a non stick tava take little oil, when heated add gram flour/ besan and fry till the raw smell is gone. Fry on low flame. Do not burn.
Cut chicken to bite size pieces. Marinate chicken with hung curd, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, salt, achari spice mix, chilly powder and roasted besan mixture. Mix well and set aside for one hour.
In a non stick tava, add few tspns of oil. Cook chicken on medium flame and turn sides when done.
Serve hot with dip/ chutney of your choice.
Note: The dish might not require the entire spice mixture, so add only what's required according to your spice preference. The remaining can be stored for later use.
Regular oil can be replaced by mustard oil. However it's optional.

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