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Chicken Handi

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Chicken Handi

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

1

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

2

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

3

Add remaining ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

4

Add tomatoes, cook 8 minutes.

5

Add marinated chicken, bring to boil.

6

Transfer to a clay pot or heavy casserole dish.

7

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

8

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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