Chicken Dopeyaja
 
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Flavorful, creamy, luscious Chicken Dopeyaja recipe. Serve the lip smacking chicken curry with tortilla, naan or rice.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Bangladeshi
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs chicken,
  • 1 cup onion, sliced
  • ½ cup onion, minced or pureed
  • 3-4 black cardamoms
  • 3-4 cloves
  • 3-4 cinnamon stick, each about 1 inch
  • 1-2 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2-3 chilli
  • 1 teaspoon fennel
  • ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 3 tablespoon yogurt
  • ½ cup oil
  • salt, according to taste
Instructions
  1. Dry roast the coriander, cumin, chili, fennel, peppercorn and grind.
  2. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan.
  3. Add the finely chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
  4. Set aside half the brown onions (beresta).
  5. Add the black cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf to the pan and cook for a minute.
  6. Add sugar and pureed onion. Add the chicken, ginger and garlic paste and slow cook till the water from the chicken almost dries up, stirring occasionally.
  7. While chicken is cooking, whisk yogurt to a creamy consistency and set aside.
  8. Once the chicken browns, add the powdered spices and stir fry for a minute.
  9. Add the whisked yogurt and stir.
  10. Add salt and slow cook till oil separates and chicken is cooked through.
  11. Garnish with remaining fried onion.
Notes
Adjust chili according to taste.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2013/06/23/chicken-dopeyaja/