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Dum Chicken Masala Recipe. Dum Ka Chicken is a tasty and Famous Hyderabadi Chicken recipe. This is a simple recipe where Chicken is marinated then cooked under low flame.

Ingredients for Dum Chicken Masala:

• Chicken, curry cut with bones -1/2 kg

• Thick Curd/Yoghurt- 200 gms

• Onions, Fried- 3 medium onion

• Ginger garlic paste - 4 tbs

• Coriander leaves, finely chopped- 1/2 cup

Other Ingredients:

• Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder- 1 tbs
• Coriander Powder-1/2 tbs
• Black pepper powder- 1/2 tbs
• Juice of lemon -1 tbsp
• Oil - 1/2 Cup
• Salt- 2 tsp or to taste
• Green Chillies, slit- 2
  -Cumin 1/2 Tbs

Marination :

• Marinate the chicken with all ingredients other than oil and slit green chillies
• Mix well & set aside in room temperature for 90 mins.

Process :

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the slit green chillies.
• Give a stir and add the marinated chicken in the pan. Arrange it in a single layer with a spatula and cook on high heat for 2 mins.
• Now cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Cook covered on low heat for 30 mins opening the lid and stirring every 10 mins till chicken is tender and oil separates.