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Street-Style Chicken Karahi Wok

Street-Style Chicken Karahi Wok

Iconic Pakistani wok curry cooked with fresh ripe tomatoes, ginger matchsticks, green chilies, and freshly cracked black pepper.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs chicken cut into small bone-in pieces
  • 4 ripe tomatoes halved
  • 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil or ghee
  • 3 green chilies slit
  • 1 tbsp freshly crushed black pepper
  • Julienned ginger for garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a traditional iron wok (karahi) over high heat and fry bone-in chicken pieces for 5 minutes.
  2. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté until raw aroma dissipates.
  3. Add whole halved ripe tomatoes face down, cover wok for 5 minutes, then peel away tomato skins easily.
  4. Mash tomatoes into gravy and season with freshly roasted crushed cumin, coriander seeds, and black pepper.
  5. Stir-fry on high flame until oil separates, garnishing generously with julienned ginger and green chilies.
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👨‍🍳 Cooking Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a traditional iron wok (karahi) over high heat and fry bone-in chicken pieces for 5 minutes.
  2. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté until raw aroma dissipates.
  3. Add whole halved ripe tomatoes face down, cover wok for 5 minutes, then peel away tomato skins easily.
  4. Mash tomatoes into gravy and season with freshly roasted crushed cumin, coriander seeds, and black pepper.
  5. Stir-fry on high flame until oil separates, garnishing generously with julienned ginger and green chilies.

💡 Chef's Secret Cooking Tip

For maximum depth of flavor, allow aromatics to gently bloom before adding delicate proteins. Always taste and adjust seasoning just before serving.