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Chicken Karahi

Name: Chicken Karahi
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 800g Bone-In Chicken Thighs; 4 Tomato; 4 cloves Garlic; 2 pieces Ginger; 2 Green Chili Pepper; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil; To taste Cilantro

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Chicken and tomato cooked down in an iron karahi — a spicy chicken staple of Pakistani eateries.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chicken karahi takes its name from the karahi, a two-handled iron pan resembling a wok. Bone-in chicken is cooked down slowly with tomato, garlic, and ginger, reducing the liquid into a rich sauce. It's classically finished with green chili and cilantro, and it's a popular eatery dish shared and scooped up with naan.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery in Islamabad, chicken karahi arrives at the table in its iron pan and is scooped up with naan while piping hot.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bone-In Chicken Thighs 800g
Tomato 4
Garlic 4 cloves
Ginger 2 pieces
Green Chili Pepper 2
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 4 tbsp
Cilantro To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil and brown the chicken.
Add the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
Add the tomatoes and cook about 10 minutes, reducing the liquid.
Add ground cumin and green chili, cover, and cook until the chicken is done.
Scatter with cilantro.

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