Chicken Zatka

Chicken Zatka in Marathi

Serves: 4 persons 

Time: 4 hours (including marination time)

Ingredients:

1 kg Godrej real good chicken
5-6 cloves
4-5 black pepper
1 inch cinnamon stick
4 cardamom
3-4 bay leaves
5 dry red chilies
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp everest chicken masala
4 tbsp ghee

For chilly paste:
10 dry red chilies
2 tsp coriander seeds
8 garlic cloves
1/4 cup water

For marination:
4 tsp curd
1 onion paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilly powder
2 drops of lemon juice
salt

For garnishing:
finally chopped coriander

Method:

1. Soak 10 chilies in water for an hour.
2. Add coriander seeds and garlic cloves and make a smooth paste in mixer.
3. In curd, mix 2 tsp onion paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, lemon juice, chilies paste, salt and marinate chicken pieces for 2 hours. Keep 1 tsp chilies paste aside.
4. In a frying pan, heat ghee and saute cloves, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaves.
5. Once you smell nice aroma of all spices, add remaining onion paste and saute.
6. Then add 5 whole red chilies, ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, everest chicken masala, 1 tsp chilies paste and saute till the mixture starts leaving ghee.
7. Add marinated chicken pieces and move them from all sides.
8. Cover the pan and cook chicken on medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
9. Now add remaining mixture of marination, 1 cup water and salt as per taste and bring it to boil.
10. Chicken zatka is ready.
11. Garnish with coriander and serve with roti or rice.