Chicken chaap

Chicken chaap is a very famous dish in kolkata .In any reknowed mughlai restaurants in kolkata you found this lip smacking chicken chaap..It is a rich and spicy mughlai dish..chicken chaap is unique for its distinct flavour and texture...Nowdays we all are health conscious but i must say only for a one time you should try chicken chaap .its absolutely a bliss..I have here made restaurant style chicken chaap..Try this recipe in your kitchen ..

Cook Time-- 20 mins
Preparation time - 8 hrs minimum
Serve- 4
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Ingredients:---

Chicken- big pieces of leg and breast
Onion paste of 2 medium size onion
Ginger paste- 1tsp
Garlic paste-1tsp
Curd - 5tbsp
Ghee - 3tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1tsp
Chilli powder- 1tsp
Cumin powder- 1tsp
Coriander powder- 1tsp
Poppy seeds- 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts- 8-10
Magaz / melon seeds  -1tbsp
Chaap masla- 1 1/2 tbsp
Salt as required
Sugar - 1tsp
Grated mawa / milk powder- 3tbsp
Rose Water- 2tsp
Kewra water- 1 1/2 tsp

Chaap Masla Ingredients-

Green cardamom- 4
Black cardamom- 2
Cinnamon- 1 inch stick
Cloves- 5
Jaifol/nutmeg- 1/2 tsp
Jaitri / Mace - 1/2 tsp
Caraway seeds/ shahjeera- 1tsp
Kabab chini- 5
Black pepper corns- 1tsp
White pepper- 1tsp
Cumin seeds- 1tsp
Coriander seeds- 1tsp

Method:---

Wash chicken properly and dry it.

Soak poppy seeds,cashew nuts and melon seeds in warm Water for 30 mins..then put in blender and blend till smooth.

Take all chaap masla ingredients in a grinder and grind to a fine powder.

Now a take a bowl..add poppy seeds +cashew +melon seeds paste ,curd , Onion paste,ginger garlic paste, salt to taste,Sugar, Turmeric ,chili,Cumin ,Coriander powder,Chaap masala , sattu or roasted besan ,grated mawa or milk powder rose water and kewra water...

Mix all Ingredients till smooth .then add chicken pieces and marinate with masala very well..

Then keep the marinated chicken inside the fridge for overnight or 8 -12 hrs.

Now heat a broad pan with ghee and 1 tbsp oil..add the marinated chicken inside the pan along with marination..

Cook in low to medium heat for 20 -25 mins or till the chicken cooked well..

Stirring chicken in between the time for preventing the gravy stick to the bottom of the pan..

Gravy should be little dry and oily...check seasoning..

Ready restaurant style chicken chaap..serve chicken chaap with naan/paratha/Roti or whatever you like..