Quick and Simple Tawa Chicken Recipe

Quick and Simple Tawa Chicken Recipe 

Tawa Chicken is a very simple recipe and is generally prepared and classified as a street food. This dish belongs to North India and it does not require a lot of ingredients. 

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

Course: Main Course

Servings: 2-3

Author: Neha Sharma

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500 gms
• Onions(finely chopped) - 2
• Tomato(pureed) - 1 1/2 
• Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Green chillies-2
• Methi dana (fenugreek seeds) - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric - ½ tsp
• Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 2 tbsp.
• Garam masala powder - 1 1/2 tsp (you can reduce the quantity as per your taste) 
• Capsicum (chopped in cube shape) - 2
• Onion(chopped in cube shape)- 1
• Red chilly (Saboot lal mirch)- 2
• Lemon juice - 1 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - for garnish
• Salt - to taste
• Oil/Butter for cooking

Method-

1. Take some oil/butter in a pan. Add methi dana and saute for 1 minute on a low flame.  
2. Add finely chopped onion and salute them until onion becomes light pink. 
3. Once done, add ginger- garlic paste and green chillies (chopped). Saute for 2 more minutes. 
4. Add pureed tomatoes, plus all the spices (turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder) add 2 Tbsp of water and Saute on low flame. 
5. Then add chicken, lemon juice and wait for the chicken to cook completely
6. After the chicken is cooked, add capsicum and onion (chopped in cubes) and saboot red chilly. 
7. Cook for another 2 minutes, add chopped coriander leaves and 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice. 
8. Serve hot. Enjoy!! 

Notes:

* While garnishing sprinkle bhuna jeera powder on top. 

* You can also add fresh cream. 

* You can also marinate the chicken with salt, lemon juice and turmeric powder.