Bengali Chicken Kosha

Bengali Chicken Kosha is a scrumptious traditional Bengali recipe. Made with a mix of spices, it is a mouth-watering dry chicken dish. To prepare this recipe, you will require chicken along with lots of spices that give the chicken a tender texture and a delicious flavour to savour. Its a spicy chicken recipe, so if you love spicy and lip-smacking food, then you must try Bengali Chicken Kosha which is an easy-to-make recipe and can be served on special occasions like a party, anniversary, kitty party, game night, etc.

You can also make it on a weekend as it is not very time consuming and can be prapared quickly. It is a delectable dinner recipe, best served with steamed rice. You can prepare this recipe by following simple steps and enjoy it with your friends and family.

INGREDIENTS

500 gm chicken

2 medium onion

2 medium tomato

2 teaspoon ginger paste

3 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon chilli powder

0 salt as required

1 teaspoon sugar

2 green chilli

1 teaspoon garam masala powder

1 teaspoon ghee

5 teaspoon mustard oil

2 bay leaf

1 red chilli

1 piece cinnamon

4 green cardamom

2 teaspoon fennel seeds

1 star anise

2 black cardamom

How to make Bengali Chicken Kosha

Step 1

To prepare this recipe, first wash the chicken pieces thoroughly, drain the water and coat with turmeric powder and salt. Keep it aside.

Step 2

Heat a pan and put mustard oil. Now, add cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom, star anise, and fennel seeds and fry for 30 sec. Then, add sliced onions and fry them till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 1 minute. Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and mix well. At last, add tomato paste and cook on low flame till the spice mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan.

Step 3

At this point, add chicken, mix well and cover it. Then add green chilies and little sugar. Mix well and don't use water. Cover it and cook until the chicken is tender and the spices and flavours are absorbed. Now add ghee and garam masala and mix well. Leave it covered for a few minutes. Serve hot with rice or luchi.