How To Make Chicken Dopiaza

How To Make Chicken Dopiaza

“Dopiaza” means “two onions” in Hindu. Dopiaza is a medium strength curry that contains double the amount of onions than typically found in other curry recipes. It is a great recipe for onion lovers! We teamed up with Shahena Ali from the Maharaja restaurant in Benfleet, to show you how to make it.

You Will Need:

• 4 medium onions , peeled, 2 chopped and 2 sliced
• 1 kg chicken , skinned and cut into large pieces
• 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
• oil for cooking
• 2 tsp coriander powder , ground coriander seeds
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• 4 tbsp plain yoghurt
• 2 ½ cups (620ml) water
• 2 tomatoes , peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves , chopped
• 1 Frying Pan
• 1 Slotted Spoon

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Step 1:

Blend Ingredients

Put the chopped onions, ginger, and garlic into a blender and blend to a paste. Set this aside.

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Step 2:

Fry Onions

Heat some oil in a large deep-frying pan over a medium heat. When the oil is hot, put in the sliced onions and stir fry them until they are slightly crispy and reddish-brown. With a slotted spoon remove the onions from the oil and set aside.

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Step 3:

Add Paste to Oil

Remove the pan from the flame and add to the oil, the blended paste mixture taking care to minimise sputtering of the oil.

Place the pan back onto the heat and keep stirring the paste for 3 minutes until it has turned brown.

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Step 4:

Yoghurt, chicken & spices

Now add in the coriander, cumin, turmeric and chilli powder and stir.

Then add in 1 tablespoon yogurt and stir for 30 seconds or until the yogurt is mixed well into the sauce. Do the same with remaining yogurt, 1 tablespoon at a time.

Next add in the chicken pieces and stir them for a minute until they are well coated with the yogurt mixture.

Pour in the water and add the tomatoes and salt. Stir until mixed thoroughly and bring to a simmer.

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Step 5:

Finishing Touches

Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low, whilst leaving to cook for 20 minutes.

Sprinkle in the garam masala and the fried onions. Mix and leave to cook, uncovered, on a medium heat for 7-8 minutes or until the sauce reduces and thickens.

Skim off the fat and put the chicken in a warm serving dish. Sprinkle the chopped coriander over the top to garnish.