Bengali Style Chicken Rezala Recipe - Chicken Korma Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Bengali Style Chicken Rezala Recipe - Chicken Korma, grind the onion, half of ginger and half of garlic in a mixer to a smooth paste

Step 2: Once the paste is made, remove and transfer it into a bowl

Step 3: Wash the mixer and add cashew nuts and poppy seeds and add about 1/4 cup water and grind it into a smooth paste and set aside in a bowl

Step 4: Wash the chicken pieces well and place it in a bowl

Step 5: Add half of the ground onion paste, half of cashew-nut and poppy seed paste, and 1 cup of yogurt, salt and 1 teaspoon pepper powder and give it a mix

Step 6: Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator, this will help to tenderise the chicken pieces

Step 7: Heat a kadai with mustard oil, once it is heated up, add all the whole spice like cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and dry red chillies and saute until the spice are roasted well

Step 8: This will just take a minute

Step 9: Add the remaining chopped onion, ginger and garlic into the pan and saute for a couple of minutes

Step 10: Add in the remaining poppy seed and cashew nut paste and give it a stir

Step 11: Finally add in the marinated chicken pieces along with all the curd mixture into the pan, sprinkle 2 teaspoon garam masala powder, salt to taste and give it a slight mix

Step 12: Close it with the lid and allow the Chicken Rezala to cook on medium heat for 25 minutes until the chicken is tender and cooked

Step 13: Make sure you turn the chicken pieces in the middle and give the curry a stir so the chicken gets evenly cooked

Step 14: Open the lid and sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar and give it a stir and turn off the heat

Step 15: Check the salt and adjust according to taste

Step 16: Transfer the Chicken Rezala onto a serving plate and sprinkle with few strands of saffron and serve hot

Step 17: Serve the Bengali Style Chicken Rezala Recipe along with Whole Wheat Onion Stuffed Kulcha and Begun Bhaja Recipe, Pickled Onions Recipe by the side to make your meal complete