Learn how to make Rich and Delightful Bengali Style Chicken Rezala at home with our chef Smita Deo.
Chicken Rizala is extremely delicious and authentic Bengali Chicken curry in white gravy. A subtly flavored chicken curry slowly cooked with whole spice like cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, and dry red chillies was originally invented by the Royal Chefs of Bengal. This Rich chicken gravy goes well with Ghee Rice and Tandoori Roti; of which you can find the link below.
Try this delicious recipe with its combination and let us know in the comment section below.
Ingredients For Marination:
(Serves 4)
- 1 Kg Chicken
- 1 cup Yogurt(beaten)
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Onion Paste
- Salt
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 3 Green Cardamoms
- 5 Cloves
- 10 Pepper Corns
- 2 Dried Red Chillies(chopped)
- 3 Onions(grounded)
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 4 Green Chillies(slit)
- 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Poppy Seed & Cashew Nut Paste
- 2 cups Water
- Salt
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Sugar
- Saffron Strands
- 1 tsp Kewra water
Method:
1. Take chicken in a large bowl. Add beaten yogurt, ginger paste, garlic paste, black pepper powder, onion paste, salt and mix it well
- Heat ghee and oil in a clay pot
- Now, add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves, peppercorns, in the clay pot and saute it
- Add chopped dried red chillies, onion paste in the same clay pot and saute it till the color of the onion paste changes
- Now, add ginger & garlic paste, slit green chillies, cumin seed powder, black pepper powder, poppy seed & cashew nut paste and saute it well
- Add the marinated chicken in the clay pot filled with masala's and saute it for 3-5 minutes
- Now, add water to the clay pot along with salt, garam masala powder, sugar and mix it well
- Cover it and cook it for around 15-20 minutes till the chicken is ready
- Once cooked, open the lid and add saffron strands, kewra water
- Mix it and take it out in a serving bowl and serve it hot
Chicken Rizala is extremely delicious and authentic Bengali Chicken curry in white gravy. A subtly flavored chicken curry slowly cooked with whole spice like cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, and dry red chillies was originally invented by the Royal Chefs of Bengal. This Rich chicken gravy goes well with Ghee Rice and Tandoori Roti; of which you can find the link below.
Try this delicious recipe with its combination and let us know in the comment section below.
Ingredients For Marination:
(Serves 4)
- 1 Kg Chicken
- 1 cup Yogurt(beaten)
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Onion Paste
- Salt
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 3 Green Cardamoms
- 5 Cloves
- 10 Pepper Corns
- 2 Dried Red Chillies(chopped)
- 3 Onions(grounded)
- 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- 4 Green Chillies(slit)
- 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Poppy Seed & Cashew Nut Paste
- 2 cups Water
- Salt
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Sugar
- Saffron Strands
- 1 tsp Kewra water
Method:
1. Take chicken in a large bowl. Add beaten yogurt, ginger paste, garlic paste, black pepper powder, onion paste, salt and mix it well
- Heat ghee and oil in a clay pot
- Now, add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves, peppercorns, in the clay pot and saute it
- Add chopped dried red chillies, onion paste in the same clay pot and saute it till the color of the onion paste changes
- Now, add ginger & garlic paste, slit green chillies, cumin seed powder, black pepper powder, poppy seed & cashew nut paste and saute it well
- Add the marinated chicken in the clay pot filled with masala's and saute it for 3-5 minutes
- Now, add water to the clay pot along with salt, garam masala powder, sugar and mix it well
- Cover it and cook it for around 15-20 minutes till the chicken is ready
- Once cooked, open the lid and add saffron strands, kewra water
- Mix it and take it out in a serving bowl and serve it hot
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