Indian Style Yogurt- Dahi Chicken recipe

    Nowadays everyone wants to eat healthy. Eating healthy essentially means eating nutritious food with low calorie count. The obsession with losing weight and reducing fat often leads to people to develop unhealthy eating habits. Even while dieting you should eat plenty of nutritious food which helps to keep you energetic. This means you should include such foods in your diet which are low in fat content and does not add up to the calorie content.

      Here is an ideal Dahi eggplant vada curry chicken masala recipe for people who are too calorie conscious yet do not want to miss out on the taste. Low fat Dahi Chicken recipe is a simple and delicious dish. prepared especially for the dieters. This easy chicken recipe is prepared using low fat yogurt and minimal spices. This makes the dish exceptionaaly tasty and healthy at the same time.

Ingredients:

• Yogurt low-fat                                                                     1 cup
• Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi) powdered            2 teaspoons
• Chicken, skinned and cut into 8 pieces on the bone               900 grams
• Salt                                                                                        to taste
• Turmeric Powder                                                                 1/2 teaspoon
• Onion                                                                                   1 medium
• Ginger                                                                                  1 inch piece
• Garlic                                                                                     5-7 cloves
• Green chillies, roughly chopped                                                    3
• Caraway seed (shahi jeera) powder                                           1/4 teaspoon
• Cloves                                                                                        2-3
• Green Cardamoms                                                                       3-4
• Cinnamon                                                                                    1 inch stick

Preparation Method:

                         Mix together yogurt, turmeric powder, powdered kasoori methi and kasoori methi in a bowl.. Add chicken and mix well and set aside to marinate for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator. Roughly chop onion and put into a grinder jar, add ginger, garlic, green chillies and a little water and grind into a smooth paste. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add caraway seeds, cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon, and the ground paste and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add a little water and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken with the marinade, mix well, cover and cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Switch off heat and let it stand for 10 minutes. Serve hot with steamed rice.