Dakbunglow Chicken

A delicious chicken recipe from Bengal. It is said that it's a lost recipe!

So, let's revive it😋

Ingredients:

• Chicken- 600 gms

• 2-3 whole small potatoes

• 2-3 boiled eggs

• Curd- 4 tbsp

• Ginger garlic paste- 2tbsp

• onions- 3 medium

• Haldi-1tsp

• Salt- to taste

• Mustard oil- 1/2 cup (5tbsp)

• cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

• cloves-2

• cinnamon- one inch

• dry red chillies- 3-4

• bay leaves-2

• green cardamom- 3

Recipe:

1. Dry roast cumin seeds, cardamom. chillies and cinnamon and grind it.

2. In a bowl take chicken, curd, haldi, salt, ginger garlic paste and 2 tbsp of mustard oil (or deshi ghee) and mix well.

3. Marinate for minimum 1/2 to 1 hr.

4. Heat 3 tbsp oil and fry the potatoes and eggs.

5. To the oil add 2 bay leaves, 2 cloves, 1/2 tsp sugar and finely sliced onions.

6. Fry till golden brown.

7. Then add marinated chicken and fry on high flame for 3-4 mins.

8. Lower flame and add potatoes and the masala mix,

9. Cover and cook adding a little water when required.

10. When done adjust water as per requirement.

11. Now enjoy the deliciously rich lost recipe of chicken dakbunglow!!