Who is not fascinated by Dhaba's food, if set off on a road trip? Dhabas are the road-side eatery joints on Indian highways mostly comprise of one-shed building where you can enjoy the fresh prepared food sitting on cots. Food is very much pocket friendly and there is always a hint of local cuisine in the taste. The recipe I am sharing is what i could recall from my memory that I relished at a dhaba in Odisha. I did it in completely my way. Try it & you will love the taste of this Chicken recipe.
Serve Dhaba Style Country Chicken with hot phulkas and jeera rice for a delicious meal.
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Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Course: Lunch
Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Cooks in 60 M
Total in 70 M
To begin making the Dhaba Style Country Chicken recipe, firstly marinade the chicken with turmeric, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli paste, 1 tablespoon onion paste and 1 tablespoon mustard oil for about 30 minutes. Rub the spices well using your fingers.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once oil reaches it's smoking point cool down a bit. Then heat it again, add bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom.
After a minute, add chopped onion and fry till they are golden brown.
Add onion paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add Chicken to it and saute at high flame for least 5 minutes. Make a paste of all masala powder adding 2 tablespoons of water.
Add this paste to chicken and mix well. Adjust salt according to your taste.
Add 2 cups of warm water to it & cook it covered until they are done. You can add more water if you want more gravy.
Serve Dhaba Style Country Chicken with hot phulkas and jeera rice for a delicious meal.