Recipes

non-veg

Chicken Dalcha

⏳ Prep Time: 45 minute

04 Jul 2023

3.56

Chicken Dalcha

Nutritional Overview

Calories


356 kcal

Protein


38 gm

Carbs


24 gm

Fats


12 gm

Ingredients

Chicken Breast Diced - 100g

Tur Dal - 40g

Ghee - 10g

Onion Medium Size

Salt - As Per Taste

Turmeric Powder - 1 1/2 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp

Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp

Garam Masala - 1 tbsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp

Coriander Seeds - 1 tbsp

Black Pepper - 1 tbsp

Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp

Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp

Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Pressure cook tur dal by adding salt, / tbsp turmeric and times (ml) water.

Step 2

Marinate diced chicken breast by seasoning it with salt as per taste, tbsp chilli powder, tbsp coriander powder, tbsp cumin powder, tbsp turmeric powder, tbsp garam masala, tbsp ginger garlic paste. (Add spices as per your taste)

Step 3

Heating gm ghee in pan, add bay leaf, small cinnamon stick and medium size onion (diced). Fry untill golden brown.

Step 4

Add marinated chicken and keep frying till it starts releasing ghee from the sides. Add little water to cook chicken.

Step 5

(making of masala) Dry roast tbsp fennel seed, tbsp coriander seeds, tbsp kasuri methi, tbsp black pepper in a pan. Let it cool & grind it in mixer grinder & set it aside.

Step 6

As soon as chicken is cooked, add cooked dal in chicken gravy. Also add masala that we prepared in step and cook it for -min. (Check tenderness of chicken)

Step 7

As soon as chicken and dal is infused with each other add tbsp lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves.

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