Name: Chicken Nizami recipe by Kiran Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 inch piece of Cinnamon; 1 tbsp hot Milk; 1/4 cup Oil; 1 medium Onion, chopped; 1 tsp Ginger - Garlic paste; 2 Bay Leaves; 1 1/2 kg chicken-cut into 8 pieces; 4 green Chillies; 1/4 cup coconut and soaked in 1/2 a cup of hot water; Coriander leaves - roughly chopped; 4 tbsp yogurt, whipped; 1/4 tsp Saffron; 4 tbsp Cream whipped; Grinding ingredients:; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Poppy seeds; 3 Cardamoms; 4 Cloves; 10 dried Red chillies; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tbsp desiccated coconut

ABOUT Chicken Nizami RECIPE

Nizami Chicken is popular non-vegetarian Hyderabadi dish, that is cooked with aromatic spices and lastly added coconut, yogurt and fresh cream then simmered for about 5 minutes. Garnished with coriander leaves, green chillies and serve hot with fresh naan.

Ingredients Serving: 10

2 inch piece of Cinnamon
1 tbsp hot Milk
1/4 cup Oil
1 medium Onion, chopped
1 tsp Ginger - Garlic paste
2 Bay Leaves
1 1/2 kg chicken-cut into 8 pieces
4 green Chillies
1/4 cup coconut and soaked in 1/2 a cup of hot water
Coriander leaves - roughly chopped
4 tbsp yogurt, whipped
1/4 tsp Saffron
4 tbsp Cream whipped
Grinding ingredients:
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Poppy seeds
3 Cardamoms
4 Cloves
10 dried Red chillies
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp desiccated coconut

Instructions

Grind all the ingredients from cumin seeds to the cinnamon to a fine paste.
Extract the milk from the soaked coconut and set aside.
Heat the saffron for 2 seconds, crush it, and then soak in hot milk.
Heat oil and fry the onions till it is golden-brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the ground paste and bay leaves. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken pieces and 1/2 a cup of water and continue cooking, for approximately 20 minutes, over a low heat.
When the chicken is almost cooked, add the coconut milk, green chillies, coriander leaves and yogurt. Cook till the chicken is tender. Add the cream and saffron and simmer for 2 minutes.
Serve hot.

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