Chicken Karahi

Chicken karahi is a chicken preparation with a concentrated tomato sauce, named after the pan used to cook it. Izzah Cheema’s Pakistani recipe uses bone-in chicken, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, green chillies and spices. She includes a small onion as her own preference, noting that traditional Pakistani preparations generally omit it.^[1]

The chicken cooks covered with the tomatoes, then the pan is uncovered to reduce the liquid. Cheema finishes with yogurt, black pepper and garam masala, adding ginger strips, green chillies and fresh coriander on top. Naan, roti or other bread accompanies the thick sauce.^[1]