Chicken Dilruba Recipe
- Chicken, skin removed - 1 Kg
- Onions - 2 no's
- Milk - 1 cup
- Ginger - 1 inch. chopped
- Punjabi garam masala - 2 tablespoon
- Butter - 4 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- Green cayenne peppers - 2 no's
- Curd/yogurt - 1 cup
- Almonds - 1/4 cup
- Cashewnuts - 1/4 cup
- whole saffron - 4 strands soaked in 2 tbs. milk
- Walnuts - 1/4 cup
- Melon seeds - 1/4 cup
- Salt to taste
Method for Chicken Dilruba:
- Blend onions and ginger in a blender into a smooth paste .
- Heat the butter in a skillet and gently brown the onion-ginger mixture, stirring often.
- Add the chicken and curd/yogurt , mix well.
- Cook over medium heat until the chicken begins to brown.
- Grind the almonds, walnuts and melon seeds until quite fine.
- Stir them into the milk, then add the mixture to the chicken .
- Add garam masala, turmeric, chili peppers, salt and ground cayenne.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the chicken is very tender.
- Stir in the saffron/milk mixture and cook 1-2 minutes longer.
- Chop fresh coriander and whole almonds, cashews for garnish .
- Enjoy Chicken Dilruba with roti, naan or paratha.
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