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Indian Recipes : Non Veg : Chicken : Chicken
Dilruba Recipe
INDIAN CHICKEN DILRUBA RECIPE
Ingredients:
2 medium onions
1 cup milk
2 tbs chopped fresh ginger root
2 tbsp Punjabi garam masala
6 tbs butter or vegetable oil
1 tsp ground turmeric
3-4 lb. chicken, skin removed, cut
2-3 fresh green cayenne peppers, minced, into small pieces or serranos/jalapenos
as substitute
1 cup fresh plain yogurt
Salt and ground cayenne to taste
1/4 cup almonds, ground A few strands whole saffron, soaked in 2 tbs.
warm milk
1/4 cup walnuts, ground
Preparation:
- Minced fresh cilantro and whole 1/4 cup melon, pumpkin or squash
seeds almonds/cashews for garnish (optional), ground
- Put the onions and ginger in a blender or food processor and process
into a smooth paste (consistency of apple sauce).
- Heat the butter or oil in a heavy, deep skillet and gently brown
the onion-ginger mixture, stirring often. Add the chicken and yogurt.
- Combine well and cook over medium heat until the mixture becomes
rather dry and the chicken begins to brown.
- Grind the almonds, walnuts and melon seeds until quite fine. Stir
them into the milk, then add the mixture to the chicken along with
the garam masala, turmeric, chili peppers, salt and ground cayenne.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the chicken is very
tender and the sauce is very thick (about 10-15 minutes). Stir in
the saffron/milk mixture and cook 1-2 minutes longer. Serve chicken
dilruba with roti, naan or paratha.
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