Chicken Bharta Recipe
This chicken bharta recipe is spicy chicken recipe where shredded chicken is cooked with Indian spices. This is a great way to use up any leftover roasted chicken and re-purpose it for a delicious weekday dinner. This is a great make ahead 'meal-prep' recipe which would definitely ease up the planning for weekday dinner menu.
Servings 2 People
Equipment
- Stove Top
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy bottom Non-stick Pan
Ingredients
- 250 gms Shredded Chicken Boiled Roasted will also work
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 1 Onion Large, Finely Chopped
- 2 Tomatoes Medium, Finely Chopped
- 3-4 Cloves of Garlic Chopped
- ½ inch Ginger grated
- 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek Leaves or Kasoori Methi
- Salt to Taste
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Sweet Paprika or Kashmiri Lal Mirch Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 4 tbsp Chicken Stock Or, Water
- Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves to Garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan till it smokes, lower the heat and allow the oil to cool a bit.
- then add the finely chopped Onion, Garlic, Ginger and Tomatoes. Stir everything and mix them well.
- Once the reduce in half, add the powdered spices and kasoori methi or dried fenugreek leaves. the best way to add the kasoori methi is to crush them between your palms first and then adding. This way, they release their flavour well.
- Once the spice mix is cooked completely and you see oil bubbling at the edges, add the chicken stock or water. Mix everything well. Chicken stock will add a ton of flavour.
- Now, add the shredded chicken and mix. At this stage, check for seasoning. Add as required.
- Turn off the heat and add freshly chopped Coriander leaves. Serve hot with rotis, naans or chapattis.