Name: Chicken Bharta recipe by Aditi Chowdhury at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken breast pieces 500gm; Cashew handful; Poppy seeds 2 tbsp; Melon seeds 1 1/2 tbsp; Curd (whipped) 1/2 cup; Onion 2 no big; Tomato 1 no big; Ginger Garlic paste 1 tsp; Whole ginger 1 small piece; Garlic 4 to 5 cloves; Bay leaf 2 no; Cinamon sticks 2 no; Green cardamom 6 no; Cloves 6 no; Black Peppercorns 1/2 tsp; Green chillies 4 no; Salt to taste; Sugar to taste; Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; Coriander powder 1 tsp; Chilli powder 1 tsp; White oil 3 tbsp; Crushed Fengureek leaves 1 tbsp; Fresh cream 2 tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken breast pieces 500gm
Cashew handful
Poppy seeds 2 tbsp
Melon seeds 1 1/2 tbsp
Curd (whipped) 1/2 cup
Onion 2 no big
Tomato 1 no big
Ginger Garlic paste 1 tsp
Whole ginger 1 small piece
Garlic 4 to 5 cloves
Bay leaf 2 no
Cinamon sticks 2 no
Green cardamom 6 no
Cloves 6 no
Black Peppercorns 1/2 tsp
Green chillies 4 no
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
White oil 3 tbsp
Crushed Fengureek leaves 1 tbsp
Fresh cream 2 tbsp

Instructions

Boil the chicken breast with half quantity whole spices , whole ginger garlic and water and 1 tsp oil. Separate the stock for gravy
Once the chicken is boiled cool it down and then shred the chicken
Soak poppy seeds, melon seeds and cashew and make a paste
Make a paste of tomato
Heat white oil in pan and add the rest whole spices. Once it releases flavour add the onions
Fry the onions till light brown
Add ginger garlic paste and fry further
Add the tomato paste and fry till the raw smell goes off
Add the whipped yoghurt and the powdered spices and cook it for 5 min adding little bit of chicken stock so it won't stick to the pan
Then add the poppy melon seeds nd cashew paste and cook till the oil seperates
Add salt and sugar as per taste
Add green chillies
Add the shredded chicken and the stock as per your taste
Once the gravy is cooked for 2 min add crushed fenugreek leaves
Add the cream and then switch off the flame
Serve the bharta with boiled eggs on top

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