Name: Chicken Rezala
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: Whole cut up chicken 1; Onion paste 1 cup; Ginger garlic paste 2 tablespoons; Whole Cashew 10 to 12 pieces; Poppy seeds 2 tablespoons; Yoghurt 1 cup; Cinnamon sticks -2; Green cardamom pods 4-5; Cloves 4-5; Black peppercorns 8 to 10; Bay leaf 1; White pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1 tablespoon; Kewra water 1 teaspoon; Salt & sugar as per taste; Ghee 2 tablespoons; Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons

Bengali White Chicken Korma Or Chicken Rezala

Chicken Rezala is an authentic Bengali Chicken Curry in white gravy.

This dish is only available in Bengal. You can not find only one serving of this dish in outside of Bengal. This dish was invented by the Royal Chef's of Bengal.

Details

Yields

4 serving(s)

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Time

Preperation
20 Minutes

Cooking
45 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Medium

Meal Type
Dinner

Cuisine
Bengali

Ingredients of Chicken Rezala

Directions to make Chicken Rezala in steps

Steps

Make a smooth paste with cashew and poppy seeds in a spice grinder and keep aside to use later.
Now take a large bowl and marinate the chicken pieces with onion paste, ginger and garlic paste, yoghurt, salt and keep aside for 1 hour.
After 1 hour take a nonstick pan and heat ghee and oil together. Fry the whole spices (Cinnamon sticks -2, Cloves 4-5, Green cardamom pods 4-5, Black peppercorns 8-10, Bay leaf 1) till the fragrance comes from the spices and add the marinated chicken along with the marination and cover the pan and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes open the lid and add the cashew & poppy seed paste, white pepper powder, coriander powder and sugar and mix with the chicken and cook with lid on medium heat for another 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes open the lid and boil the gravy till it becomes creamy in texture on high heat. Add kewra water and stir well and serve with naan or pulao or biryani.

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