Kadai Chicken Recipe

Kadai Chicken is popularly known as wok chicken, which means Wok = Kadai, which is mostly used to prepare gravy for numerous dishes. This is a very common curry dish served in almost all Non-Veg Indian hotels and Restaurants. This delicious chicken recipe is made with spicy masala hanging on chicken for tasty serve. You can eat it with Paratha or Raita for your Lunch or Dinner.

History of Kadai Chicken

This Kadai Chicken recipe is formally originated from the Northern part of the Indian subcontinent. Because in the Northern region of India, winter is quite strong, and hence many people love to consume heat and spicy flavored food. 

Steps For Making Kadai Chicken At Your Home

Asha Dadwal

If you successfully balance the spices' flavors, you can make the best Kadai chicken ever, which will be appreciated by your families and relatives.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 People

Calories 504 kcal

Equipment

• Kadai
• Pan
• Bowl
• Blender

Ingredients

  

For Marination

• 750 gm Chicken Curry Cut
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• Salt To Taste

For Roast And Grind

• 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
• 2 tsp Black Peppercorns
• 2-3 Dry Red Chillies

For The Gravy

• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 Black Cardamom
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 Cup Onion Chooped
• 1 inch Ginger Juliennes
• 2 tsp Garlic Chopped
• 1 Cup Tomato Grated
• 4-5 Green Chilli Slit into half
• Salt To Taste
• ¼ Cup Yogurt Whisked with 1 tsp all-purpose flour
• ½ Cup Capsicum Cubed
• ½ Cup Onion Cubed and separated
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
• ½ tsp Garam Masala
• ¼ Cup Fresh Cream
• 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi

Instructions

 

For Marination

• In a preheat bowl, put Chicken, Ginger Garlic Paste, Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder, Lemon Juice and salt. Mix it well.
• Now cover the bowl and let it marinate for about 40 minutes.

For Dry Roasting

• Here, you've to dry roast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorn, fennel seeds, and dry red chilies in the pan on medium flame until they slightly turn brown and fragrant.
• Keep them aside and let them cool for a few minutes.
• Now take the dry roasted ingredients and pour them into the blender for making a smooth powder mixture.
• And keep this mixture aside in the bowl.

For Gravy

• For making gravy, take the Kadai and pour some ghee and vegetable oil into it.
• Then once the oil is heated, add the ingredients which we mentioned in the list of gravy section. Also, add some water to it.
• Cook this mixture for about 10 minutes.

Final Preparation

• Now put the marinated chicken along with the masala powder of dry roasting in Kadai and cook it for about 10 minutes on high flame.
• Then add yogurt, Maida, and ½ cup of water.
• And sprinkle salt according to the taste.
• Now cover the pan with a lid and let it get cooked on low flame.
• Then at the end, add capsicum, onion cubes, and turmeric powder and cook it for the next 5 minutes.
• Now add well-mixed cream with methi.
• That's it, your Kadai Chicken is ready to be served.