Eid Special Recipes: Chicken Barrah

April 18, 2023

Eid Special Recipes are for those foodies and food lovers who want to try some Eid specials at home. Eid is that time of the year when many food lovers come together to try different Middle-eastern recipes. Muslim traditional cooking and Indian mix gives a new taste to these special recipes. EID Special Recipes are here to let your taste buds get pure traditional tastes during this auspicious time. Eid makes it much more special. Here is the recipe for Chicken Barrah.

1 kilograms chicken

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 tablespoon garlic paste

1 cup yoghurt (curd)

1/2 tablespoon salt

1/2 tablespoon garam masala powder

1/2 tablespoon dry mango powder

3 tablespoon refined oil

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 onion

1 handful coriander leaves

1 tablespoon chaat masala powder

1 tablespoon powdered Kashmiri red chilli

1/2 tablespoon cumin powder

1/4 teaspoon edible food color

For The Main Dish:-

5 tomato

4 tablespoon fresh cream

1/2 tablespoon salt

1/2 tablespoon kasoori methi powder

1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder

1/3 teaspoon garam masala powder

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

water as required

3 green chilli

2 onion

1 tablespoon cashew nut paste

1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

1/3 tablespoon cumin powder

1/2 teaspoon chaat masala powder

1/4 teaspoon edible food color

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 tablespoon ginger paste

1 tablespoon almond paste

How to make Chicken Barrah:-

Step 1 Prepare the chicken marinade:-

To prepare this delicious chicken recipe, first prepare the marinade. For the same, roughly chop onions and fry them in a little oil. Once done, grind them to a fine paste and keep aside. Next, grind together fresh coriander leaves and green chillies to make a paste and keep it aside too. Then, grind the tomatoes to make a thick tomato paste. Take a small bowl and mix together cashews and almond paste. Your marinade ingredients are ready.
Step 2 Marinate chicken for 2 hours:-

Wash and clean the chicken, then cut into pieces. Next, add all the marinade ingredients in it and rub well, keep in the fridge for 2 hours or more. (Note; Keeping chicken overnight will result in more taste.)
Step 3 Cook the marinated chicken in a pan:-

When the chicken is marinated, put a pan over medium flame and heat oil in it. When the oil is hot enough, add the marinated chicken and cook for 2-5 minutes. Then, close the lid of the pan and cook the chicken until all the water is removed. Now, heat the rack and grill the chicken in it. Once done, keep aside until required.
Step 4 Prepare the gravy for Chicken Barrah:-

Once the chicken is cooked, put a kadhai over medium flame and heat oil and butter in it. Let this butter-oil mixture heat for a few seconds. Once it is hot, add the ginger-garlic paste in it and saute for 2 minutes. Next, add tomato paste in the kadhai and the remaining paste of 2 onions. Mix well and cook the onion-tomato mixture for 2 to 3 minutes. Now, add all the masalas except kasoori methi and mix well. Cook for a minute and then add fresh cream along with cashew paste, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
Step 5 Cook the chicken for another 5 minutes with kasoori methi:-

Finally, add kasoori methi in it and mix well once again. Add water for some gravy as per your requirement and stir well. Cook the chicken in this gravy for about 5 minutes on low to medium heat.
Step 6 Add coal plate in the centre for a smoky flavour:-

Finally, heat the coal side by side. Once it is hot enough, keep a bowl in the centre and add the heated coal in it. Add some oil or ghee over it and when the smoke is coming out, close the lid for 15 minutes. After that remove the bowl and close the lid. Your Chicken Barrah is ready, transfer in a large bowl and serve hot with roomali roti. (Note: If you want to make your Barrah tastier then keep it in the fridge for overnight.