Make Lip-Smacking Kadhai Chicken With Kadhai Gravy Mix
Are you craving something meaty and spicy? You can try kadhai chicken. It is one of the most popular dishes in North Indian cuisine. You will see it on the menu of every restaurant. Kadhai chicken is equally popular as butter chicken and chicken tikka masala. However, Veeba also has a makhani gravy for you to make mouthwatering gravies for your meals.
Have you ever wanted to cook delicious kadhai chicken at home using ready-to-cook kadhai gravy from Veeba? If so, you can use this recipe to cook scrumptious kadhai chicken. This recipe is easy to cook and does not require any extra skills.
What Does the Name Kadhai Chicken Mean?
Kadhai Chicken gets its name from Kadhai, which is a utensil meaning Indian wok. Many restaurants use this utensil to cook. You can cook spicy and tangy food with this utensil. The kadhai chicken has a burst of flavour with each bite.
What Chicken Should You Use?
When you’re making the following kadhai gravy recipe, you should use fresh and good-quality meat. When you use a lump of good-quality meat, it affects your health and overall well-being. It will also make your meals taste delicious and juicy. If you’re someone who doesn’t like chicken with bones, you can use boneless chicken to cook this lip-smacking meal.
Ingredients for Kadhai Chicken
To make kadhai chicken, you will require the following ingredients:
Chicken — 250 g
Veeba Kadhai Gravy — 1 bottle
Oil — 2 tbsp
Diced Onion — ½ cup
Diced Capsicum — ½ cup
Kasoori Methi Crushed — 1 tsp
For Marination
Ginger-Garlic Paste — 1 tsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder — ½ tsp
Salt — to taste
Lemon Juice — ½ squeezed
Method
● Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt, and lemon juice for 45 minutes to an hour.
● In a bowl, add half a bottle of kadhai gravy and an equal amount of water. Keep it aside.
● Sauté diced onions and capsicums with 250 grammes of marinated chicken. Don’t cook it too much because the capsicums may lose their crunch.
● Add the gravy mix to the pan with the sauteed veggies and bring it to a boil. Serve hot with naan or rice.
Note
● You can add some additional flavoring and spices to make this taste exactly the way you want it to.
● Always use fresh chicken and not stale chicken because it may affect its taste.
● If you want to add a smoky flavour, you can add charcoal. You can do so by smoking out the charcoal in a pan and then covering the cooked gravy for 3 to 5 minutes.
