Kolkata Style CHICKEN REZALA

CHICKEN REZALA

Chicken Rezala is a very popular and beloved dish in Bengal.
This dish is only available in Bengal and brought to Bengali  food culture by the Nawabs 
                                    (mughal ruler )of mughal Empire .
Rezala has very unique flavor for which it is so distinctive from other mughal dishes .
The chicken is slow cooked in a white nut gravy with a blend of aromatic spices.
It has a perfect blend of sweetness and sourness which makes the royal dish with its delicious aroma texture and lip-smacking taste.



INGREDIENTS

Chicken -500 gms (Big Pieces)
Poppy seed paste -2tbsp
Ginger paste -1/2tbsp
Cashew nuts -2tbsp
Garlic paste-1tbsp
Char Magaz paste -2tsp

White pepper power -3tbsp
Black pepper power-3tbsp
Yogurt -1/2 cup
Salt -as per taste
Sugar -as per taste
Green chili paste -3tbsp
Whole garam masala
Oil-1cup
Ghee-3tbsp
Dry  red chili -3-4 pcs
Kewra water -1tsp
Rose water -1tsp
Nutmeg powder-1tsp
Garam masala powder-1tbsp

METHOD

1. Soak the poppy seeds, cashew and char magaz seed in half cup of water for 20 minutes and make fine paste.

2.Take the chicken pieces , wash and pat dry with kitchen towel .

Take a big bowl add the chicken to it then add curd ,ginger,garlic ,poppy ,charmagaz,cashew paste,salt,sugar,nutmeg powerder, green chili paste black pepper , garam masala powder and mix them well.

I wrap it with a cling film and refrigerate overnight.




3.Mandatory to take a flat pan add ghee ,oil and heat it .
Then add whole garam masala after few second add only the chicken pieces from the marinade .
Saute the chicken for few minutes on high flame then add marinade also.



Stir it occasionally and let it cook over low to medium flame and cover it with a lid .
Check it in few minutes and give some stirs until oils comes out from the sides of the pan and chicken gets soft and tender .
4.When the chicken gets soft and tender add water ,Rose water and Kewra water. 
Once it cooked, remove the bay leafs and close the lids for sometime before serving .


Serve the chicken Rezala with rumble roti,naan,saffron rice or with Mughlai Biriyani.