Chicken Bhuna
Chicken Bhuna is a curry that you will make every week. it's a foundation dish to any Pakistani home
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 2 tsp garlic ,finely chopped
- 2 tsp ginger, finely chopped
- 3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 green chillies, finely chopped to taste
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1.5 tsp salt to taste
- 0.30 tsp red chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 600 grams boneless chicken, cut into pieces you can use chicken on the bone too
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped garnish
Instructions
- Add the oil to a saucepan and heat. Then add the onions and brown until dark brown. This should take around 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and stir through until the raw smell has gone.
- Then add the tomatoes, green chillies, turmeric, ground coriander, cumin powder, salt and red chilli powder, black pepper powder to the pan, add 150ml of water and let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes on a medium heat.
- Then add the chicken to the pan and brown. Then turn the heat down add splash of water and cover the pan with the lid and let it cook for 15 minutes (if cooking with chicken on the bone, cook for 20- 30 minutes) . Keep checking the pan and stir the chicken through to ensure it does not burn. You may need to add a splash of water if the chicken is sticking to the base of the pan. After this time you should see the oil separating from the masala. This is when you know the curry is ready.
- Finally add the garam masala, natural yoghurt and lemon juice and stir through and simmer for a minute or so.
- Finish with fresh coriander and serve with chapati or naans.
