Recipe: Yummy Bengali Style Chicken Rezala

Bengali Style Chicken Rezala.

You can have Bengali Style Chicken Rezala using 24 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bengali Style Chicken Rezala

1. Prepare 1 kg of Chicken.
2. You need 5 tbsp of Ghee.
3. It's 2 tbsp of Refined Oil.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of Ginger Garlic Paste.
5. Prepare 1 cup of Onion Paste.
6. It's 2 cup (1+1cup) of Whisked Curd/Yogurt.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of Jaiphal/Nutmeg Powder.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of Jayitri/Mace Powder.
9. It's 1 tsp of Coriander Powder.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of White Pepper Powder.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of Poppy Seeds.
12. It's 6 pc of Cashew nuts.
13. It's 2 pc of Bay Leaves.
14. It's 1 tsp of Cloves.
15. It's 4-5 pc of Green Cardamom.
16. You need 1 pc of Cinnamon Stick.
17. It's 1 pc of Black Cardamom.
18. It's 1 tsp of Black pepper.
19. It's 3-4 of Dried Red chilli.
20. You need 2-3 of Green Chilli.
21. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Kewra water.
22. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Rose water.
23. It's 1 drop of Mitha attar.
24. Prepare as required of Salt,sugar,water.

Bengali Style Chicken Rezala instructions

1. Marinate Chicken:- Wash the chicken pieces well and place it in a bowl. Add 1 cup of Onion paste,2 tbsp of ginger garlic paste, 1cup of whisked curd/yogurt,1/2 tsp Nutmeg Powder,1/2 tsp Mace Powder,2tbsp Oil, Salt according to taste. Mix all the ingredients very well and marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator..
2. The gravy has to be very smooth for this dish. So it is essential all the ingredients are properly and finely blended..
3. Make a smooth paste of Cashew nuts and poppy seeds with water and set aside in a bowl..
4. Heat the kadhai with 5 tbsp Ghee. Once it is heated up, add the whole spices like cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, green cardamom, black cardamom, dried red chilli, green chilli, black pepper and saute for 2 minutes..
5. Add cashew nuts and poppy seeds paste and remaining 1 cup curd with whole spices and saute for another 5 minutes..
6. Now add marinated chicken,salt, to taste, coriander powder, white pepper powder, water if required and give it a good mix. Now close it with lid and allow the chicken to cook on medium heat for 15 to 20 minuts until the chicken is tender and cooked..
7. After 15minuts open the lid and sprinkle some sugar as per taste and give a slight mix. Adding sugar is totally an optional step. As we are Bengali we are using sugar almost each and every recipe. You can skip this step as well..
8. Add keora water, rose water,mitha attar and gently stir once. Turn off the heat. Cover the lid. Let the aroma of these essence/water absorb into chicken..
9. Chicken Rezala is ready now. Transfer the Chicken Rezala onto a serving plate and serve it along with Biryani/Pulao/Naan/Paratha/kulcha..