How to make Chicken Stuffed Tomatoes -
Scooped out tomatoes stuffed with spicy chicken mince and cooked in a onion based gravy.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Chicken mince (चिकन कीमा), Tomatoes (टमाटर)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Main Course Chicken
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Chicken Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Chicken Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe
Chicken mince 1 cup
Tomatoes 4 large
Red chilli powder 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Green chilli 1
Butter 1 tablespoon
Black peppercorns 7-8
Cloves 3-4
Cinnamon 1 inch
Green cardamoms 2
Bay leaf 1
Onions finely chopped 2 medium
Ginger-garlic paste 2 teaspoons
Cashewnut paste 1 tablespoon
Fresh cream ¼ cup
Fresh coriander leaves chopped for garnishing
Method
Step 1
Combine chicken mince, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, salt and finely chopped green chilli in a bowl and mix well.
Step 2
Cut top and bottom parts of the tomatoes. Scoop out the pulp using a spoon to make tomato cups. Finely chop the pulp.
Step 3
Heat butter in a non-stick pan. Add peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms and bay leaf and sauté till the butter turns brown.
Step 4
Add onions, mix and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chopped tomato pulp, mix and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Step 5
Add ginger-garlic paste, mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add remaining red chilli powder, mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Step 6
Stuff the tomato cups with the chicken mince mixture.
Step 7
Add ½ cup water to the pan and stir to mix. Place the stuffed tomatoes in it, cover and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 8
Remove stuffed tomatoes and place in a serving bowl.
Step 9
Discard cinnamon and bay leaf from the pan and add cashewnut paste. Mix well.
Step 10
Add ½ cup water and stir to mix. Add salt, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Lower heat, add cream and mix well. Switch off heat.
Step 11
Pour gravy over the stuffed tomatoes, garnish with chopped coriander and serve immediately.
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