Chicken Kosha/Slow Cooked Traditional Bengali Chicken

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Chicken Kosha/Slow Cooked Traditional Bengali Chicken



Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

500 g - chicken
1/2 cup-curd
1/2 cup- oil
2 - onion, chopped
2 tsp -garlic & ginger paste
1 tsp - chili powder
1 tsp -coriander powder
1 tsp -cumin powder
2 tsp -turmeric
salt to taste
water-1/2 cup

method

Wash chicken  and marinate with salt, turmeric and ginger garlic paste and  curd and keep it for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a frying pan,fry the chicken pieces & make it to golden brown & keep aside.

In the same oil add chopped onion and fry light brown in color.
Then add ginger garlic paste & cook for 2 minutes.
Add cumin,coriander & turmeric powder,chili powder and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the chicken pieces and fry for 3-4 mins.
Add 1/2 cup water and cover the lid for 10 minutes or till the gravy becomes dry.

turn off the flame & garnish with coriander leaves.


Your kosha chicken is ready.

 

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