Chicken Bhartha is a slow cooked rendition of chicken. A dish where the meat is cooked to a “fall off the bone” consistency. Essentially, it is a Bengali style Moghlai dish. That is code word for the fact that it was cooked in days where time is abundant. Now, there is that version and then there is my cheater version that tastes pretty darn good. There were no real leftovers from our Sunday family dinner, that my friends is very good, cheater schmeater good!
Ingredients:
1/3 cup blanched almonds or cashews
1/4 cup yogurt
3 tablespoons canola or grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 medium sized onions, diced
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground garam masala powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
3 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tablespoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
1 and 1/2 cups of cooked coarsely shredded chicken
1 teaspoon rosewater
Chopped green chilies to garnish
Full recipe: Chicken Bhartha