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Today I have prepared Chicken Dak Bunglow in my kitchen. A Brief History on Chicken Dak Bungalow.
Grind them together using little water into a fine paste.
Chicken dak bungalow recipe bengali style. How to make Dak Bungalow Chicken Recipe. Take the boiled eggs and potatoes and marinate them with little salt and turmeric and keep them aside for 10 minutes. Now Heat oil in a large pan and fry the eggs and potatoes and keep them on a paper towel.
Now finely chop 1 medium size onion and make a paste of the other one and set aside. Chicken Dak Bunglow is a simple chicken curry made in an old Bengali style. But thats not all.
Lets get into why this dish is known as chicken dak bunglow. Before proceeding with this dish here is the link to the recipe of another amazing chicken dish. Chicken in creamy gravy.
A Brief History on Chicken Dak Bungalow. Though several variations exist the addition of potatoes and eggs forms an essential part of this recipe. It is also unlike many traditional Bengali recipes cooked without koshano.
Meaning that you do not slow-cook this chicken. Marinate pressure cook and viola youre done. Though best enjoyed with dollops of hot steam rice and some kancha peyanj on the side the Dak Bungalow Chicken.
Hello everybody. Wish you a great week ahead. Todays recipe is one of my favorite Bengali chicken preparation of all time.
The Dak Banglow cuisine is famous since the British colonial times. In case you do not know how this dish got its name here is a small info. Make a paste of cumin seeds coriander seeds dry red chili and turmeric powder.
Cover and keep aside. Make a paste of cinnamon cardamom green and black cloves. Cover and keep aside.
In a large heavy bottom pan heat mustard oil. Fry the potatoes peeled and washed till evenly golden brown. Chicken Dak Bungalow.
STEPS 1 of 8. Dry roast the whole garam masala. Cool and put it in blender.
Add ginger garlic paste tomato and green chillies. Grind them together using little water into a fine paste. Wash and pat dry the chicken.
Marinate the chicken withthe half of the paste. Today I have prepared Chicken Dak Bunglow in my kitchen.
It is a delicious dish which must be tasted once. Please try this at home and share your experience. Chicken Dak-Bungalow is a traditional bengali chicken dish that is famous since the colonial times.
Dak bungalows were rest houses where the British officer. Fry for 2 minutes and then add the marinated chicken along with the potato and onion. Toss everything together at high heat for 2-3 minutes.
Cook the chicken with frequent stirring at medium high heat for about 10 minutes. Now lower the heat add. A very old dish of old India from the British times.
Give it a try and let us know in the comments below. Mix together all the ingredients except the chicken in a bowl. Add the chicken to the bowl mixing it well with the marinade.
Refrigerate for 4 hours minimum. Remove the chicken and allow the excess marinade to drain. This Dak Chicken Bungalow curry is a recipe from that era and would certainly have been eaten by an officer of the British Raj over 150 years ago.
Dak houses contain as much history of quarrels suicides divorces murders causes celebres as anywhere in India. Taste a mouthful of history its food adventure as its tastiest. Mutton chunks and halved potatoes are slow cooked with whole garam masalas in a fiery red and sinfully hot gravy of onion garlic ginger and tomato.
The Sunday afternoon meal of a true Bengali is all about this mutton er jhol or mutton curry.