RARA Chicken

Today I going to share with you some non-vegetarian dish. This is something new (at least for me)..I don't know how many of you are heard of this delicious chicken dish- "RARA Chicken". When I get this recipe idea I was wondering about its name. I started searching about it and finally got that it is a punjabi cuisine(rara means dry in punjabi) and it is the dry form of chicken curry.. However when I prepared the dish, it didn't come out as dry as I thought. But it was tasty :). I can gurantee that this is a very tasty chicken dish but it's preparation is not that easy.. if u have time then only start preparing this.. best combo with chapathi and fried rice.

When I asked my hus about this name, he told me that he never heard about such a dish and advised me to be careful while trying these kind of unknown dishes. But after tasting my new dish he said: "Kollallo, oru variety chicken curry koode kittiyallo.. (Good..got one more variety  chicken recipe). I was too happy because it was worth my effort and got a new delicious dish.. (Thankful to chef Lakshmi).

About the recipe: As I mentioned earlier it is not an easy task but not that complex/difficult.. We have to combine so many things together to prepare this delicious curry. The easy part is Phase 1 - "cooking the onion and ggg". Do not add more than two cups of water for cooking the ingredients.. If u r feeling the water is less, just add some water during grinding. Be careful while frying the onion and ggg's in Phase 3. The onion get burn very easily.. Do not add the burnt onion to the curry, it spoils the entire curry. Fry the ggg and onion separately. Cut the onion into very small pieces for frying. Use enough oil for frying otherwise it will take long time to get the onion to fry.

In the last phase just use paste of 4 or 5 cashew nuts.  if u use more cashews add more red chilli as well: otherwise the chicken curry have sweet taste.
Ok let me share the details of this recipe.Try it, sure ur loved ones is going to love this dish .

Ingredients
For Phase1
Ginger:medium size
Garlic: 5 pods
Green chili: 3 nos
Onion: 1 medium
Tomato: 1 no
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Redchili Powder: 1 tsp
Coriander Powder: 1/2 tsp
sallt :to taste
water: 1-2 cup
For Phase2
Chicken:1 pound
For Phase3
Oil:1/4 cup
onion: 1 medium
Ginger: 1 medium size
Garlic:5 pods
Green chii: 2 no
For Phase4
Oil: 1 tbsp
Red chili powder/Kashmiri chii powder:11/2 tbsp
Ground cumin: 1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi :1 tbsp
Garam Masala: 11/2 tbsp
Tomato:1 no
Cashew nut:3-5 nos
water: for soaking the cashews
coriander leaves:some
Preparation

Phase1
Step1:

• Crush the ginbegr garlic and green chili.
• Cut the onion into small pieces
• Cut the tomato into 8 pieces

Step2:

• Cook the ginger garlic green chili onion tomato along with turemric powder chili powder coriander powder and salt.Add 1-2 cups of water.Cook it for 10-15 minutes in medium heat.Close the pan and cook it.
• Let the cooked mix to cool down.Once it cooled make a nice paste of the cooked mix using a mixer

Phase2
Step3:

• Cook the chicken with the grinded mix until the chicken is well cooked.Add water as much required

Phase 3: 
Step4: 

• Cut the ggg and onion into very small pieces.
• In another pan heat oil.fry the  GGG until nicely fried .
• Fry the onions until crispy.Fry the ggg and onion seperatley.

Phase4: 
Step5:

• In the same pan take the 1 tbsp oil(if excess oil is there transfer them into other container) add the kasmiri chili powder ,ground cumin,kasoori methi and garam masala..saute for 30 seconds
• Add the sliced tomato into it saute for 1-2 minute.(Keep the heat level low)
• Add the cooked chicken with gravy into the frying oil. Mix all together.
• Add the Fried onion and gggs.
• Change the heat level into medium.cook the chicken for 3-5 minute.
• Make a nice paste of soaked cashews and add the cashew paste into the boiling chicken curry. Mix Well and just heat it for 30 seconds
• Garnish with some coriander leaves.

The delicious Chicken rara is ready .Have it with fried rice.

Cook's Tip

• Do not add more than 2 cup of water for boiling the mix in phase1.
• ''ggg is ginger garlic and greenchili.
• Adjust the spice level according to your taste.
• Do not overcook the chicken in phase 2
• Be careful while frying the onion.If u r burn the onion while frying, it spoils the entire taste
• In the last step just mix all the ingredients and then just heat it. No need to boil the curry..
• According to ur taste u can use more cashews. You can use some cream for making the paste of the cashews. It ill give a nice flavor.