Chicken Tikka Karahi Recipe | Dawat | Abida Baloch | Desi Food

Method:
In a bowl whisk together all the marinade ingredients. Add the chicken and coat well with the marinade. Cover the bowl and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a grill pan or non-stick pan over high heat and place the chicken pieces on it. keep the left over marinade. Cook for 5-6 minutes on each side about 5-6 minutes each side. Take out and keep in a bowl
In the wok heat oil over medium-high heat add ginger and garlic paste.
When fragrant and lightly golden add chopped tomatoes along with the salt, red chili powder and turmeric. Mix and add 1/2 cup water
when the tomatoes are soft reduce the heat to medium and add in the remaining chicken tikka marinade, mix well. Add coarsely ground cumin, coriander and red chili flakes. Give it a mix. Now add the prepared Chicken Tikka along with green chilies and ginger, mix it all and cover the pan for 5 minutes. Let cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander, green chilies and ginger with a squeeze of lemon juice serve hot.

Method:
Heat half butter to a pan over a medium heat. Then add onion and fry for 5-10 mins until soft and starting to caramelize. Now add garlic and cook out for ami. Then add the rest of the butter into the pan and allow it to melt. Now add the flour and cook for about 2 mins. Then gradually pour in the milk in small increments, whisking all the while until a smooth sauce. Once all the milk has been added, bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 2 mins until thickened. Now add half cheddar cheese, salt, papri ka powder, mustard and black pepper. Stir until the cheese melts. Then pop up the broccoli and stir until everything is coated. Now in a bowl mash the cooked potatoes. Stir in spring onions, the remaining cheddar cheese, salt and black pepper until well combined. Now make small balls of mashed potatoes mixture. Now pour the broccoli mixture into a dish and place the potato balls on top. Then add the mozzarella cheese on the top and bake it in an oven on 180 c for about 25 mins. Lastly sprinkle spring onions and serve.