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Chicken Kosha Recipe | How To Make Chicken Kassa At Home

Kosha Murgir Mangsho, also goes by the name Chicken Kosha is an authentic Bengali recipe. This is such a dish that is enjoyed on Sunday afternoons or any other special occasions.

Kosha is basically cooking the spices in a small amount of water so as to create a yummy thick and dry gravy that coats the meat.

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Chicken Kosha is a spicy dish that has an earthy flavor with an amazing fragrance from the spice blend. The chunks of meat in the rich gravy are cooked to perfection; therefore, adding to the texture of the dish. It is tender, succulent, and fall of the bones.

It can be enjoyed during any meal, can be lunch or dinner. You will easily be able to get it in a Bengali restaurant. However, making it at home is a whole new experience. If you are trying it for the first time, cooking it in your kitchen will provide you with the essence of the state of West Bengal, the people, and their love for food. Try it out and enjoy.

Let us go through the list of ingredients and the process of preparing chicken kossa at home.

Chicken Kosha Recipe (Bengali-Style)

Swarnab Dutta
Recipe for cooking delicious Chicken Kosha at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to make tasty Bengali-style Chicken Kassa within a few minutes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Kadhai
  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Mixer Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Chicken
  • 2 Onion Large; Chopped
  • 4 tbsp Onion paste
  • 2 tbsp Ginger paste
  • 2 tbsp Garlic paste
  • 2 Green chili Slit
  • 4 Green Chili paste
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 Dried Red Chili
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder
  • ½ tbsp Garam masala powder
  • 2 Green Cardamom
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 3 Cloves
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • 2 cups Tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Sour yogurt or Curd
  • 2 tbsp Chopped Coriander leaves
  • Mustard oil

Instructions
 

Marinate the chicken

  • First, clean the chicken well and put it in a bowl.
  • Marinate it with salt, turmeric powder, and curd/yogurt.

Prepare the gravy

  • Next, take a kadhai or deep cooking pot. Add some mustard oil and heat it until it starts to smoke.
  • Then add two whole red chilies, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and bay leaf (tear it from the middle) in oil.
  • Saute these in the oil for 5-10 seconds.
  • After the fragrance is released from the aromatics, add the chopped onion, onion paste, and green chili paste to it.
  • Fry them until they turn golden brown.
  • Now, when the onion is golden brown in color, add the ginger and garlic paste to it. Mix and stir everything well.
  • In another bowl, add the cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and red chili powder. Add some water to the bowl and make a fine paste out of them.
  • Next, add the mixture to the kadhai or pot, along with salt and sugar to taste.
  • Add Kashmiri red chili powder for some amazing color to the dish. Combine all the ingredients and stir them continuously.
  • Keep the flame on medium and add the tomato puree. Saute and scrape the bottom and side of the pan while stirring. Wait until the oil starts to get separated from the mixture.

Add the chicken

  • To this, add the marinated chicken to the kadhai.
  • Stir them for a while and add some hot water to the pan. This is to combine the chicken with the spices and cook it well.

Prepare the Chicken Kosha

  • Cover the kadhai or pot with a lid and let the chicken and the masala cook for 15-20 minutes.
  • After 15-20 minutes, open the lid and check whether the meat is cooked well or not.
  • Take a taste test and check if anything is needed. Since it is chicken kosha, keep the consistency thicker.
  • Give everything a nice stir and sprinkle garam masala powder. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and slit green chilis on top.
  • The chicken kosha recipe is prepared.
  • Serve it hot.
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Chicken Recipes, Non Veg Recipes

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And that is it! The luxuriant and scrumptious Chicken Kosha is ready to be served. Pair it with steamed rice or Luchi, salad, and a slice of Kagji Lebu. These combos are absolutely out-of-the-world good.

Sit back at home and gobble the meal with your loved ones. You may also serve it to your guests with Porota (Paratha) when they are over at your place. This is also a great carrier of the mouth-watering gravy. Give this a try whenever you get time, relish it, and share it will all.

Chow Down!


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