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This chicken Karahi recipe competes with the best Indian restaurants and is completely achievable for the home cook. It’s an incredibly flavorful dish that uses simple ingredients you can find at your local grocery store. Add it to your dinner rotation for a quick, satisfying meal.
Have you ever tasted Chicken Karahi? Well, I had not, and I had never even heard of it until recently. Out shopping at World Market one day, I saw this cute stainless-steel, three-piece pan set and bought it thinking it would be just right for the two of us and we would each have our own little serving dish. The attached tag said it was a karahi pan, that was a total ‘unknown’ to me.
With a little research, I learned that chicken karahi is a spicy one-pot dish from Pakistan and North India. It is also a low-calorie and low-fat dish that is really spicy and flavorful and it can be whipped up and on the table in thirty minutes. Chicken karahi is also known as Punjabi, and can be served with naan bread and lentils.
Don really liked this dish and had a nice cold, sudsy glass of beer with it which was the perfect accompaniment.
If you like a lot of heat just increase the chiles.
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Chicken Karahi
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
- ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive or coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 jalepeno peppers, finely chopped
- 1-2 red chile peppers, finely chopped (I used red jalepeno peppers)
- ½ red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 6-8 Roma tomatoes cut into large pieces
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala seasoning
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro for garnishment
Instructions
- Using paper towels, wipe the chicken breasts dry and cut them into 1-inch cubes
- In a large skillet or karahi pan, heat the oil over medium-high and add the chicken cubes, searing to a golden brown. Transfer the chicken to a paper towel lined plate to drain off any excess oil.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the skillet and cook for 20 seconds, just until the garlic is fragrant. Add the chopped jalepeno and red peppers, red bell pepper, cumin, black pepper, chicken broth Garam Masala and tomatoes. Add the reserved seared chicken cubes and bring the pan to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-8 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce is bubbly.
- Sprinkle the chopped cilantro over the dish and serve at the table from the karahi pan, with naan bread and cooked lentils.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I feel elated when someone from far off the Indian sub-continent dishes out such a gorgeous looking chicken karahi dish. I applaud you at the perfect looking chicken karahi that you have cooked. The dish simply looks scrumptious. I am loving it to the hilt. Very very nice.
Thank you for your very nice comments….this was so delicious with all the flavors. 🙂
I actually do know this dish (we love Indian food, so eat at Indian restaurants a lot), but have never made it. I need to! This looks terrific. Thanks!
I bet you will love this, John, and it is quick to put together. Lots of flavor!