Malai Posto Chicken ( Chicken in Coconut Milk and Poppy seeds)

By Joydeep Pal

Malai Posto Chicken is a dish which can be found in the state of Bengal, where poppy seeds are used widely in curries. Owing to the different ingredients, the final curry emanates a zing of sweetness yet hot in nature.

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Malai Posto Chicken ( Chicken in Coconut Milk and Poppy seeds)

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Ingredients

1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
200 ml Coconut Milk
3 or 4 Green Chillies
20gm Finely Sliced Ginger
2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste (Optional)
4-6 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
Spices:
Poppy Seeds: 100gm (Paste)
Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
Black pepper powder (Golmorich) : 1/4 teaspoon
Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
Water
Salt to Taste

Details

servings 5
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the chicken in bowl with the following ingredients, coconut milk, chopped ginger, ginger garlic paste, onion paste, cummin powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, poppy seed paste and salt along with 3 tablespoons of oil. Keep it aside to marinade for 30mins.

Step 2

Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the chopped onions till they start turning golden and keep them separate.

Step 3

Then, add the cummin, black pepper, cardamom, clove and cinnamon to fry little bit.

Step 4

Add green chillies and then add the marinated chicken slowly mixing in the pan. Put a lid and cook in the medium heat/flame for 10 mins.

Step 5

Keep checking at regular interval so that the bottom doesn’t get stuck at the bottom. If the chicken is more than half cooked, then add some water and cook till they are fully cooked.

Step 6

Serve Hot with pulao.

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