Recipe of the Day, Week 75 : Smoky Chicken

Homemade Smoky Chicken

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Asalamualikum dear chef friends hope all my chef friends are fine Today am participating in the Contest: Recipe of the Day This week I am sharing very easy and delicious recipe its called somky chicken in Steemit Iron Chef community

This dish is special for me because it has rich taste and a nice smoky smell It looks like a restaurant dish but I made it at home with very simple things My family enjoyed it a lot when I cook it.


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Ingredients I Used :

Chicken washed and clean
Yogurt
Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic and green chili paste
Red chili powder turmeric coriander powder
Oil
Coriander
Salt
Lemon
Charcoal for great flavor


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Step 1:

I wash the chicken so it clean now

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Step 2

I added yogurt to the chicken and mixed It

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Step 3:

I added spices salt and masala mix it well and kept the chicken for 1 hour to rest

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Step 4:

In another pot I added oil and made it hot

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Step 5:

I put sliced onions in the oil and fried them until it becomes golden

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Step 6

Then I added tomatoes garlic paste and green chili paste It turned into a thick masala.

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Step 7:

After that I added the marinated chicken from before. I cooked it for some minutes so it mixed with the masala.

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Step 8:

Then I added two cups of water and let the chicken cook until soft.

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Step 9 – Smoky part:

I heated one piece of charcoal until red. I put it in a small plate and placed it inside the chicken pot. I dropped little oil on the coal and smoke came out. I covered the pot so the smoke stayed inside. This gave the chicken a very nice smoky smell and taste.


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The Result

When I opened the pot the smell was so good The chicken look very nice and the smoky flavor made it flavor so good and deliciou The taste was spicy soft.

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The smoky touch made it very different from normal chicken and it really felt special. Everyone loved it and nothing was left in the pot.

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