Chicken Rezala Royal Style TOP -20- FISH & MEAT MOUTH WATERING DISHES

Chicken Rezala Royal Style

Introduction:     Chicken Rezala or rezala is a Bengali dish. Its influenced by Royal Mughlai  cuisine.                         

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg chicken cut in to medium size
• 1/2 cup of beaten yogurt
• 1/2 cup of poppy & cashew paste
• 3-4 tbsp onion paste
• 1 tsp each ginger-garlic paste
• 1 big size onion cut into round shape
• 4-5 slitted green chillis
• 2-3 dry whole red chillis
• 2 bay leaves &1 inch each, 2 cinnamon sticks
• 5-6 each clove & green cardamom
• 1 tbsp broken black pepper 
• 1 pinch of saffron
• Salt- sugar as per taste
• White oil & ghee for cooking

Procedure:

Clean and wash the chicken cubes carefully and drain 
 extra water .

 Now marinate the chicken cubes with ginger-garlic
paste, onion paste and salt. 
   

And keep aside for 1/2 an hour.

After 1/2 an hour add with marinated chicken 
beaten yogurt and mix well and keep for 15 mins.

Now heat 50-50 oil and ghee 1/4 cup in a pressure
pan and add all whole spices, red and green chillis.

When they stop crackling then add marinated

 chicken and stir for 2-3 mins on low flame.

After that add cashew-poppy paste, salt &sugar 

to taste and mix well.

After that add 1/2 cup of lukewarm water and
onion rings and cover with lid for 2 whistle on
high flame.
  

After 15 mins open the pressure cooker and add 
saffron and cook for 1-2 mins with cover.

Chicken rezala is ready .

Now Chicken Rezala is Ready To Serve With Romali Roti or Paratha. 

                                                                                    

Serves: 4-5

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