How to make chicken changezi / Chicken changezi recipe with step by step pictures / Murgh Chagenzi Recipe

 Chicken changezi is a Pakistani dish which is very popular in Delhi. In this recipe roasted chicken pieces will be cooked in cream and milk. So it gives a rich and tasty flavor to curry. One of my friend suggested this recipe. First I tried with small amount of chicken. It came out really delicious. So I prepared again for my blog. As I also prepared vegetable biryani on the same day , this chicken changezi curry served as a side dish for it. Yum....Yum.....

                          

Ingredients for chicken Changezi :

Chicken                         - 700 gms
Ghee                             - 5 tbsp
Milk                              - 100 ml
Ginger garlic paste        - 3 tbsp
Tomatoes                      - 2
Coriander powder        - 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
Fresh Cream                - 50 gms
Lemon juice                 - 2 tbsp
Green Chillies                - 2
Kasuri Methi (Dried Methi leaves ) - 1/2 tbsp
Salt                                - to taste
Red Chilli Powder         - 2 tbsp
Oil                                  - 2 tbsp
Onions                            - 2
Cashew nuts                  - 8 to 10
Chaat Masala                 - 1/2 tbsp
Curd                               - 1/4 cup

Method :

• Marinate chicken with curd , salt (1 tbsp) , red chilli powder, 1 spoon lemon juice , 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and keep it aside for 1 hour.

           
                                

• Then after 1 hour , roast chicken pieces and keep them aside.

                             

• Heat 2 tbsp ghee, 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add sliced onions and fry until it changes it's color.

                    

• Then add cashews and fry them until golden brown. Keep them aside. When they cool down, grind it into smooth paste by adding little water.

                

                    
                 

                          

• Boil tomatoes for 5 mins and grind them into smooth paste.

             

• Now in the same kadai , heat remaining ghee and oil.Add ginger garlic paste . Saute for 1 min , then add tomato puree. Saute this for 2 mins.

                   

• Now add milk slowly and mix well.

                           

• Add red chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder, and mix well. Fry this for 5 mins in medium flame.

               

• Now add onion , cashew paste and mix well. Saute for 1 min.

               

• Now add fresh cream , salt and mix it.

                 

• Add chaat masala and mix well. Cook this with covered lid for 5 - 7 mins.

                       

• Now add slitted green chilly , kasoori methi , lemon juice and mix well.

           

• Now add roasted chicken pieces and mix well.

               

• Add a little amount of water and cover with a lid. Cook this for 10 mins in medium to low flame.

                     

• When it reaches desired consistency then switch off the flame.
• Transfer your curry into serving bowl and garnish with some coriander leaves and sliced green chilli.

     

• Serve hot with Naan, roti or with any rice dish.