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Kukkur Rogan Josh

Chicken and red pepper come together in this South Asian dish, fragrant with cardamom and turmeric and simmered on the stove.

35 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 5 min · Cook 30 min · 35 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Fry the onion paste in 1 tbsp oil until fragrant (about 2 min). Remove and reserve. Fry the chicken parts in ghee and remaining oil until light brown.

    2 min
  2. 2

    Return onion paste to the pan. Add salt and all seasonings except saffron and black pepper.

  3. 3

    Bring to the boil, then simmer until chicken is tender (10-20 min, but this will depend on the size of the chicken parts). Add saffron and black pepper.

    20 min
  4. 4

    Quickly bring to a rapid boil, then serve.

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