Authentic Chicken Karahi recipe made with chicken, spices, tomatoes, and yogurt. Quick, flavorful, and perfect with naan or rice.

Chicken Karahi Recipe (Restaurant Style)

🕐 Ready in: 40 mins

🍽️ Serves: 4

Chicken Karahi Recipe

Samina

This Chicken Karahi Recipe is a classic dish made with tender chicken cooked in a rich, spicy tomato-based gravy. Flavored with ginger, garlic, yogurt, and traditional spices, it’s simmered to perfection and finished with green chilies and fresh coriander. Quick, easy, and bursting with bold desi flavor — perfect with naan or basmati rice!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 people

Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 500 g chicken bone-in preferred
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 medium tomatoes chopped or blended
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp red chili powder adjust to taste
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup yogurt whisked
• 2 –3 green chilies slit
• Fresh coriander chopped
• Fresh ginger julienned, for garnish

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a wok or deep pan. Add chopped onions and sauté until golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and stir for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add the chicken pieces and cook on high heat until sealed and lightly browned.
• Add tomatoes, red chili powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander powder, and salt. Cook until the tomatoes break down and the oil separates.
• Add the whisked yogurt and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat for 15–20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Uncover and cook on high flame for a few more minutes to thicken the masala.
• Add green chilies and garnish with fresh coriander and julienned ginger.
• Serve hot with naan or steamed basmati rice.

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