Chicken Kasha, also known as Chicken Kosha in some regions of India, is a lip-smacking chicken dish enjoyed mainly by the Bengalis, who call it “Kosha Murgir Mangsho.” Apart from using everyday ingredients but with a unique cooking style, this chicken recipe is not for the faint-hearted. It is one of those spicy chicken dishes that will give you a lot of joy when cooking and result in the perfect chicken dish to be enjoyed for a family lunch or dinner.
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What is Chicken Kasha?
The Chicken Kasha Recipe is an authentic Bengali dish that is spicy, wholesome and simply delicious. It is also known as Chicken Kosha in many Bengali households, wherein the word “Kosha” means dry or dryish. Hence, this chicken dish is prepared with minimal water, making it perfect for enjoying with hot chapattis, naan and other forms of bread. This recipe is aromatic yet straightforward to prepare in the comfort of your home any day.
There are some interesting facts that you may like to know about this authentic Indian Bengali Chicken Kasha Recipe:
- Kasha or Kosha is a cooking method, and hence, the cooking technique can be used to prepare any meat
- A chicken kasha you eat in one Bengali house doesn’t need to taste similar to another. The use of spices can be different, giving a slight change in taste
- A kosha mangsho is usually of a darker colour. Hence, this spicy chicken recipe is cooked in an iron pan.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 minutes |
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- 500 grams Licious Chicken Curry Cut
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- ½ tsp Garlic paste
- 5 cloves garlic whole peeled
- 2 onions thinly sliced
- 1 Tomato finely chopped
- 2 in potatoes medium-sized splitfour
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 whole dry red chilli
- ½ tsp Black pepper powder
- Salt as per taste
- ½ tsp Sugar
- Mustard Oil
- 5 green chillies
- 1 tsp Kashmiri mirch powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 4 green cardamoms
- ½ tsp Lemon Juice
- Salt as per taste
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- Take a pan and add 1 tbsp mustard oil. Once hot, add half the onions and fry over medium heat for 2 minutes
- Add the whole garlic cloves and fry till the onions are dark brown. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool
- Add the chicken pieces along with the fried onion-garlic, mirch powder, garam masala powder, and lemon juice. Marinate for 1-2 hours.
- In the same frying pan, add 5 tbsp mustard and fry the potatoes till they are golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
- Add the bay leaf, dry red chilli and cardamom and stir for a few seconds
- Add the remaining onions and fry till they are light brown in colour.
- Then add the ginger-garlic paste; coriander, cumin and turmeric powders and tomatoes. Mix them well till the tomatoes are cooked
- Add the chicken along with green chillies and stir well. Cover to cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, potatoes and sugar. Stir well and cover till the chicken is done.
- Serve hot!
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