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restaurant style chicken handi
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5 from 1 vote

Restaurant Style Chicken Handi

A delicious Restaurant Style Chicken Handi which is flavorful, easy and quick. Consisting of a smooth creamy gravy, as any handi recipe should be, and it tastes amazing! Impress your family (or just your taste buds!) with this truly mouthwatering Chicken Handi.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Pakistani
Keyword: boneless chicken, boneless chicken handi, chicken handi, chicken handi curry, chicken handi dhaba style, chicken handi recipe pakistani, handi recipes, masala tv, pakistani chicken handi, pakistani recipes, restaurant style chicken handi, shireen anwar
Author: The Ovenist

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Oil (I use canola)
  • 800 grams Chicken boneless
  • 3/4 cup Oil (I use canola)
  • 4 Medium Tomatoes (blended)
  • 2 Onions (sliced)
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder heaped
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Don't heap!
  • 3/4 tsp All-spice powder (garam masala)
  • 2 tbsp Crushed & roasted coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsp Crushed & roasted cumin
  • 1 tsp Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi)
  • 4 tbsp Yogurt Whisk well before adding
  • 125 ml Thick Cream (8 tablespoons)
  • 2 tbsp Cheese spread
  • 4 Green chilies (halved lengthwise)
  • Garnish: Sliced ginger and green chilies

Instructions

  • Heat 1/4 cup oil in a wok. On high flame, fry chicken boneless pieces with some sprinkled salt for 5 minutes. Remove to plate and keep aside.
  • Heat oil, cook sliced onions but do not brown them. Transfer to a blender and blend. Transfer the blended onions back in the pot and add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Now add the tomatoes, salt, kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, and crushed coriander and cumin seeds. Continue cooking on high flame till oil comes up.
  • Then add chicken and yogurt and keep mixing for 3 minutes.
  • Finally. mix in dried fenugreek leaves, green chilis, cream and cream cheese.
  • Sprinkle all-spice powder.
  • Garnish with ginger and green chilies.
  • Serve hot with tandoori roti, nan, parathas or even steamed rice!