Handi (chicken)
55 minSpecial Occasions
A short home-style guide to Handi (chicken). Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Chicken (Murghi)No chicken? Use mutton or beef (cook longer), or soya chunks.
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Tomato (Tamatar)No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
- Yogurt (Dahi)No yogurt? Use milk with 1 tsp lemon juice, rested 10 minutes.
Method
- Fry onion, add chicken, ginger-garlic and masalas, then yogurt and tomato.
- Cook covered on low until the gravy thickens and the oil rises.