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Pakistani-Style Tawa Chicken (Chicken Quarters)

Pakistani-Style Tawa Chicken (Chicken Quarters) is a quick and easy chicken recipe prepared on a Tawa with 3 easy steps.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: chicken recipe, pakistani recipe, tawa chicken
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 78kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Ingredients

Marinate

  • 1 lbs chicken quarters or you can use boneless chicken like chicken thighs
  • 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Yogurt Mixture

Mace and Javitri

  • 1 mace
  • ¼ nutmeg

Garnish

  • 1 green pepper finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
  • ¼ tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp ginger cut julienne

Frying

  • ½ cup olive oil for frying

Instructions

Nutmeg and Mace

  • Grind the nutmeg and mace into powder form in a spice grinder. Set aside.

Marinate the Chicken

  • Make cuts on the chicken as shown in video.
  • In a bowl, add chicken ginger garlic paste, yogurt, olive oil, red chili powder, paprika, turmeric powder, salt, and lemon juice.
  • Cover and marinate for at least 2 hours to overnight.

Prepare the Yogurt Mixture

  • In a bowl or a measuring cup whip yogurt.
  • Add ginger garlic paste, red chili paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, and mace & nutmeg powder mixture. Mix well, and set aside.

Frying

  • Place a tawa on the stove, turn on the stove to medium heat.
  • Add olive oil for frying and let it heat up.
  • Place the marinated chicken on the stove, remember the stove is on medium heat.
  • Let it cook for 7-9 minutes then turn over and let it cook for 7-9 minutes.
  • Now add half a cup of yogurt and let it cook 5 minutes or until it's fully cooked on one side.
  • Turn over the chicken to the other side and pour some of the yogurt on the chicken and let it cook for 5 minutes or until it's fully cooked on the other side as well.
  • Turn over the chicken again and let it cook for 2-3 more minutes.
  • Turn off the stove.
  • Garnish it with green pepper, fresh lemon juice, cilantro, and ginger.
  • Enjoy!

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 1person | Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 100mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 25mg