Chicken karahi

Chicken Karahi
Chicken Karahi
Region or stateSouth Asia
Associated cuisinePakistan, India
Main ingredientsChicken

Chicken karahi, or kadai chicken, is a chicken dish from South Asia. It is known as gosht karahi when prepared with goat or lamb meat instead of chicken.

The dish is prepared in a karahi (a type of wok) and can take between 30 and 50 minutes to prepare and cook the dish.[1][2] Ginger, garlic, tomatoes, green chilli and coriander are key to the flavor of the dish.[3] What distinguishes chicken karahi from other curries from the region is that traditionally, it is cooked without onions in the base, and instead uses just tomatoes, ginger and garlic.[4] It is usually served with naan, roti or rice. This dish is common in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine.[5]

The dish being prepared in a large karahi in Pakistan

History

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Chicken Karahi traces its origin back to Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly called the North-West Frontier Province).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chicken Karahi – Is this delicacy one of the best dishes in Pakistan?/". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Food Stories: Mutton karahi/". 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Chicken Karahi - Chicken Tomato Curry - Jamil Ghar". 2 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ Cooks, Fatima (26 February 2020). "Chicken Karahi Recipe". Fatima Cooks. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Chicken Karahi (Pakistani Chicken Curry) • Curious Cuisiniere". Curious Cuisiniere. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.