Shikarpuri Chatkhara Karhai

A delicacy from Karachi, the Shikarpuri Chatkhara Karhai is a meat dish with a rich gravy consisting of whole and crushed spices. The preparation is spicy and perfect to satiate your spice buds.

The recipe below is superbly easy and done with chicken but you can go ahead and pick any other meat (or even vegetable) of your choice. Let’s get started!

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Chatkhara Chicken

A rich gravy chicken from Karachi.

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Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken
• 2 tbsp Ginger paste
• 1 tbsp ½garlic paste
• 150 g Desi Ghee
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp black pepper crushed
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• tsp One and a halfred chilli crushed
• 1 tsp dry ginger powder
• salt to taste
• 500 g tomato
• 1 onion
• 4 green chillies
• 1 cup yogurt
• tsp ½garam masala powder
• 100 g green coriander for garnish

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 kg Chicken 2 tbsp Ginger paste 1 tbsp ½garlic paste 150 g Desi Ghee 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp black pepper crushed 1 tsp Cumin seeds tsp One and a halfred chilli crushed 1 tsp dry ginger powder salt to taste 500 g tomato 1 onion 4 green chillies 1 cup yogurt tsp ½garam masala powder 100 g green coriander for garnish

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Instructions

1. Wash and clean the chicken.
2. Heat ghee in a kadhai and sauté the ginger and garlic, and put in the chicken.
3. Fry for 2 minutes and then put all the spices except garam masala, along with tomato, onion and green chillies. Cook on a slow flame.
4. Put yoghurt and sauté well till slightly dry.
5. Add garam masala and cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Garnish with green coriander and serve hot.