Afghani Chicken | Afghani Chicken Recipe
Afghani chicken is a popular chicken dish made with tender pieces of chicken cooked in a creamy sauce which taste delicious with naan. The chicken has yogurt, cashews, cream to provide the richness and creamy taste to the chicken. Making Afghani chicken at home is relatively easy with my recipe. Learn how to make Afghani chicken with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Mixing Bowl
Blender
Cooking pot
Ingredients
- ½ kg Chicken cut into small pieces
For Grinding
- 15 no Cashews
- ¼ cup Yogurt | Curd
For Afghan Chicken Marinade
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 2 teaspoon Chaat Masala
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi Leaves (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
- 4 tablespoon Fresh Cream
- 3 tablespoon Mint Leaves finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- Salt to taste
For Gravy
- 4 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 large Onions finely chopped
- 2 no Green Chillies finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
Instructions
- Take cashews and yogurt in a blender and puree till smooth. Take all ingredients given for the marinade in a bowl and mix well. Pour in the cashew yogurt paste as well. Once it is mixed well, Let it marinade for 2 hours.
- Heat ghee in a kadai. Add in onions and green chillies and saute them for 2 minutes. Now use a slotted spoon to remove the remove from the marinade and add it into the onions. Stir fry the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes. Cover and cook the chicken for 5 more minutes.
- Now add in remaining marinade into the pan and mix well. Bring it to a full boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning as per your taste. Add a teaspoon of sugar if needed. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
- Serve with roti or naan.
Video
Notes
- You can use large pieces of chicken as well. The cooking time will vary, but the recipe stays same.
- Instead of cashews, you can use blanched almonds, melon seeds which provides the same thickness and richness.
- Using onions is optional, you can skip that if you don’t want too.
- You can increase the amount of green chillies if you want the gravy to be spicy.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Afghani Chicken | Afghani Chicken Recipe
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
372
% Daily Value*
Fat
32
g
49
%
Saturated Fat
16
g
100
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
102
mg
34
%
Sodium
60
mg
3
%
Potassium
264
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
8
g
3
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
14
g
28
%
Vitamin A
503
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
7
mg
8
%
Calcium
57
mg
6
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.