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Chicken Karahi

45 min · Serves 4 · Pakistani

Why make it

Chicken cooked hard and fast in a wok-shaped karahi with tomatoes, green chilies and ginger. No onions, no cream, and ready in under an hour.

Serves 4

You’ll need

  • 1 kg chicken, cut small, bone-in
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 5 medium tomatoes, quartered
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed

+ 6 more in the full recipe
1

Step 1 of 6

Heat oil in a karahi or wok on high. Add chicken and fry until the surface turns white.
2

Step 2 of 6

Add ginger and garlic pastes and fry until fragrant.
3

Step 3 of 6

Add tomatoes and salt. Cover and cook on medium until the tomato skins loosen, then pick out the skins with tongs.
4

Step 4 of 6

Uncover, raise the heat and stir constantly, mashing the tomatoes, until the oil separates.
5

Step 5 of 6

Add chili flakes, coriander seeds, pepper, yogurt and green chilies. Cook 3 minutes more.

The last step is in the full recipe.

Cook’s tip

Cut chicken small so it cooks through in the time the tomatoes break down.

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Chicken Karahi

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