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Delicious Chicken Kosha Recipe!

Chicken Kosha Recipe

Chicken Kosha is a rich, slow-cooked Bengali chicken curry infused with mustard oil, aromatic spices, and deep caramelized onions—intensely flavorful and perfect for festive dinners or comforting weekend meals.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Calories: 630kcal
Author: Jacob Allen
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Heavy-bottomed kadhai or deep pan
  • Sharp Knife
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Wooden spatula
  • Blender (for onion/tomato paste, optional)
  • Measuring Spoons

Ingredients

  • 600 gms Chicken Pieces with Bone
  • 2 no Onion large finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Onion Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste
  • 3-4 no Green Chilli
  • ¼ cup Curd
  • ¼ cup Tomato Paste
  • 2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1½ teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • ½ cup Mustard Oil
  • 1 no Bay Leaf
  • 1 no Dry Red Chilli
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick

Instructions

  • Heat mustard oil in a pan until it starts to smoke; reduce heat and add bay leaf, dry red chilli, and cinnamon stick.
    Heat mustard oil in a pan until it starts to smoke; reduce heat and add bay leaf, dry red chilli, and cinnamon stick.
  • Add chopped onions and sauté until deeply golden and caramelized.
    Add chopped onions and sauté until deeply golden and caramelized.
  • Stir in onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, and green chillies; cook until the raw smell disappears.
    Stir in onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, and green chillies; cook until the raw smell disappears.
  • Add turmeric, coriander, red chilli powder, salt, and sugar; sauté until spices release oil.
    Add turmeric, coriander, red chilli powder, salt, and sugar; sauté until spices release oil.
  • Mix in tomato paste and cook until thickened.
  • Add chicken pieces and coat them well with the masala; cook uncovered for 8–10 minutes.
  • Add curd slowly while stirring to prevent curdling; cook until oil separates.
  • Cover and simmer on low heat until chicken is tender and richly coated in masala.
    Delicious Chicken Kosha Recipe!

Nutrition

Calories: 630kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 42.05g | Fat: 42.96g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 580mg | Potassium: 610mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 850IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg