Chicken Handi

Name: Chicken Handi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces, bone in; 300ml full fat yoghurt; 2 large onions, diced; 400g crushed tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp chilli powder; 4 tbsp ghee; 4 cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cloves; 1 handful fresh coriander and mint

Slow-cooked chicken in a handi clay pot with whole spices and yoghurt — smoky, aromatic and tender. Sealing the pot with foil before it goes in the oven traps the steam that keeps the chicken from drying out.

Total time

80 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgchicken pieces, bone in

300mlfull fat yoghurt

2large onions, diced

400gcrushed tomatoes

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3cmfresh ginger, minced

2 tspgaram masala

1 tspturmeric

1 tspchilli powder

4 tbspghee

4cardamom pods

1cinnamon stick

4cloves

1 handfulfresh coriander and mint

Instructions

Marinate chicken in yoghurt, garlic, ginger and half the spices overnight.

Fry whole spices in ghee, add onions and cook until very golden.

Add remaining ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes, cook 8 minutes.

Add marinated chicken, bring to boil.

Transfer to a clay pot or heavy casserole dish.

Seal with foil, cook at 160C for 45 minutes.

Open at the table, scatter with coriander and mint.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

881

Protein

75.6g

Fat

48g

Carbs

43.5g

Fiber

16g

Sodium

309mg

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