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Champaran Chicken (Ahuna Chicken/batlohi)

Upto this point, you might have learnt about my unconditional love for chicken. Saying it again, "Chicken is love", doesn't matter if its about the curry, or the fried chicken, or the masala chicken or the heavenly chicken biryani, I'm in for the chicken. So, today I'm here with a new recipe, the Ahuna chicken or famously it is known as Champaran Chicken or batlohi.

Champaran chicken also known as ahuna chicken or batlohi is a dish which orginated from Champaran disctrict in the state of Bihar, India. Its a rich chicken gravy dish with many Indian spices, ginger, garlic, onions and some other basic ingredients.
 
Read these facts about Champaran meat:
  • Also known as Ahuna/Handi meat/batlohi
  • Originated from Champaran, a district in the state of Bihar, India.
  • It is cooked slowly and on a low flame (Trust me its worth waiting)


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Ingredients Checklist

  1. Chicken cut into medium size pieces: 500gm
  2. Onions: 3-4
  3. Whole garlic knobs: 2
  4. Ginger-garlic paste
  5. Green chilies: 3-4
  6. Cinnmon stick (dalchini): 1
  7. Cumin (jeera): 1 tbsp
  8. Cardamom (elaichi): 2-3
  9. Black pepper: 6-7
  10. Bay leaf (tej patta): 1-2
  11. Turmeric powder
  12. Cumin (jeera) powder
  13. Red chili powder
  14. Chicken masala powder
  15. Garam masala powder
  16. Coriander powder
  17. Ghee
  18. Cooking oil
  19. Salt
  20. Fresh corriander

Additional requirements:
  • A Clay pot
  • Dough to seal the pot
Procedure:

  1. Clean the chicken properly twice or thrice with water and place the washed chicken in a bowl.
  2. Make slices of the onions and add it to the chicken bowl.
  3. Along with that, add all the other ingredients mentioned in the ingredients checklist to the chicken.
  4. Add 3/4th cup of cooking oil and 1/4th cup of ghee to the chicken. You can use ghee according to your preference. You may completely eliminate ghee and use only cooking oil for this recipe.
  5. Mix the chicken well with the ingredients and make sure the chicken is marinated properly.
  6. Leave this marinated chicken aside for 10-15 minutes.
  7. After 15 min, Transfer this the whole content to a small clay pot.
  8. cover the clay pot with the lid and seal it with a dough.
  9. Put this clay pot on a low flame and let it cook for 50-60 minutes.
  10. Champaran chicken is ready. Serve it hot with a jowar roti or tawa roti or rice.

Photo credit: Indian Desi Kitchen

Photo credit: Indian Desi Kitchen

Photo credit: Indian Desi Kitchen

Try this amazing dish in your kitchen and let me know how it turned out for you. 

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