Chicken Angara
- 50 min
- medium
- Serves 5
Chicken angara in curd and roasted angara masala, smoked with hot charcoal and ghee. Medium-spicy, serves 5, 50 minutes plus marinating, step-by-step video.
Good for: Party
Ingredients
Cinnamon2
Cloves5
Green Cardamom6
Cumin2 tsp
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli5
Coriander Seeds3 tbsp
Almonds2 tbsp
Cashew (half)2 tbsp
Fried Onion¾ cup
Chicken Curry Cut1 kg
Tomato Puree1 cup
Curd1½ cup
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Kasuri Methi1 tbsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder1 tbsp
Salt2 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Charcoal1
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 5 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 5 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 523kcal | 2615kcal |
| Protein | 48g | 242g |
| Carbohydrate | 24g | 122g |
| Fat | 28g | 142g |
| Fibre | 7.3g | 37g |
| Sugar | 8.4g | 42g |
Cookd masalas for chicken curry cut
Method
Dry roast the ingredients required to make the angara masala till it is aromatic and blend it to a fine powder.
In a big bowl, add the chicken, the masala powder and the other ingredients required for the marination and mix it well till all the ingredients combine evenly. Let the mixture marinate for about 1 hour.
Transfer the chicken to a pan and start cooking it on a medium flame, mixing it regularly. Cover and let it cook on a medium flame for 25 minutes till the chicken is cooked.
Place a piece of hot coal in a bowl and place it on the gravy. Add a tbsp of ghee, cover it immediately. Let it smoke for 5 minutes. Transfer it to a bowl. Serve it hot.
Before you start
- How long does Chicken Angara take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Chicken Angara serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Chicken Angara vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Chicken Angara spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Chicken Angara?
- 1 kg Chicken Curry Cut, 1 cup Tomato Puree, 1½ cup Curd, 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste, 1 tbsp Ghee, ¾ cup Fried Onion, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Chicken Angara?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Chicken Angara?
- About 523 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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