Chicken kosha or Bengali bhuna chicken is a classic delicacy. Chicken kosha means semi dry chicken curry where chicken pieces are slow cooked with other spices.This recipe goes well with chapati, plain rice or naan.Chicken kosha is an age-old Bengali way of cooking Chicken. Bengali chicken curry or kosha murgir mangsho is most desirable preparation of Bengali culinary.

There are different methods to cook chicken kosha. Some people make it with potatoes, and some are without potatoes.

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Chicken Kosha
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Chicken Kosha

Recipe by AtasteofflavoursCourse: All recipes, Non-Veg Gravy RecipesCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Large sliced onion

  • 2 Chopped tomato

  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp

  • Cumin powder- 1 tsp

  • Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

  • Chicken masala-

  • Sugar- 1 tsp

  • Chilli powder- 1 tsp

  • Kashmiri chilli powder- 1 tsp

  • Salt as per taste

  • Curd / Yogurt – 2 tbsp

  • Ginger-Garlic paste

  • Oil – 2 tbsp

  • Chicken – 500 grams

  • Spices:-

  • 2 bay leaf

  • 4-5 Cloves

  • 4 Green cardamom

  • 2 Cinnamon stick

Directions

  • Take fresh chicken, cut into pieces. Wash well with water then drain.
  • Place the chicken in a big size mixing bowl.For marination process add cumin powder, turmeric , 1 tsp oil, chilli powder.
  • Keep the seasoned chicken pieces in a refrigerator or room temperature for half an hour to marinate.
  • Heat cooking oil in a kadhai / pan.
  • Add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves.
  • Next add sliced onions.fry the onions continuously over medium heat.Mix and keep frying until all the onion slices have reached brown colour.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste.
  • Next add chopped tomatoes.mix well until it becomes mashy.
  • After that add cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, kashmiri chilli powder, chicken masala and turmeric powder. mix well.
  • Cook the masala over medium heat until it starts leaving the oil (1-2 minutes approximately).
  • Add some water. next add Add marinated chicken pieces and salt. cover the lid and cook it for 10 min.
  • When the chicken is half cooked add some water.
  • Next add yogurt / curd and sugar. mix it well.cover the lid and cook it for 15 min.
  • Chicken kosha is ready to serve.
  • This Chicken Curry goes well with almost every Indian style rice dishes.

Notes

  • This Chicken Curry needs to be cooked on the thicker side.If you feel that the curry is drying up too much at the time of cooking, add ½ cup of hot water into this, and cook further until done.
  •  It is cooked on a heavy bottom cast iron wok.
  • Use chili and salt as per your taste.
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Step by step process with pictures

  • Take fresh chicken, cut into pieces. Wash well with water then drain.
  • For marination process add cumin powder, turmeric , 1 tsp oil, chilli powder.For marination process add cumin powder, turmeric , 1 tsp oil, chilli powder.
  • Heat cooking oil in a kadhai / pan.Add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves.
  • Next add sliced onions.fry the onions continuously over medium heat.Mix and keep frying until all the onion slices have reached brown colour. Add ginger-garlic paste.
  • Next add chopped tomatoes.mix well until it becomes mashy.
  • After that add cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, kashmiri chilli powder, chicken masala and turmeric powder. Cook the masala over medium heat until it starts leaving the oil.
  • Add some water. next add Add marinated chicken pieces and salt. cover the lid and cook it for 10 min.
  • When the chicken is half cooked add some water.
  • Next add yogurt / curd and sugar. mix it well.cover the lid and cook it for 15 min.
  • Chicken kosha is ready to serve.This chicken Curry goes well with almost every Indian style rice dishes.