How To Make Authentic Arif Chatkhara House’s Lahori Tawa Chicken Recipe? The Best Lahori Tawa Chicken

Arif Chatkhara house is a famous street food restaurant in Lahore. It is popular for its delicacies in every part where people love Pakistani dishes. It has numerous varieties of dishes ranging from BBQ to special Lahori Karahis.

Nevertheless, Arif Chatkhara house’s most famous and iconic dish is its special Tawa chicken. Though there are other places from which you can get a good Tava chicken, once you taste Airf’s Tawa chicken you will never be satisfied less than Arif’s Tawa chicken.

Therefore, the Pakistani Food Box decided to get an Authentic Arif Chatkhara House’s Lahori Tawa Chicken Recipe for its visitors. Following is the recipe, you ought to follow all the steps carefully for having a similar taste to Lahori Tawa Chicken. 

What is Lahori Tawa/Tava Chicken?

Tawa Chicken of Lahore is one of the prominent street food in Lahore. This dish is prepared differently and uniquely.

This dish is traditionally cooked on roadside Dhaba on a big Tawas. And tourists from all over the world wander in the city and are crazy about this dish. The Tawa is a big flat pan, and this dish is named after that pan.

Tawa Chicken of Lahore is a spicy dish cooked in traditional Pakistani spices, like red chillies, cumin powder, fenugreek powder, garam masala, and whole spices.

However, in the Lahori Tawa chicken recipe, the marination of chicken in ginger garlic paste, yoghurt, turmeric, and salt pepper mix is significant.

What Do You Need For Making Lahori Tawa Chicken?

Leg of chicken: To get a similar taste to Arif Chatkhara’s Tawa Chicken you must use Leg pieces of Chicken

2 Oil ¼ cup

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To make a Marinade:

Paste of Garlic

1 Teaspoon Ginger Paste

2 Teaspoon salt

3/4 Teaspoon or to Taste

2 Tsp Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 

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To make Masala

1 medium onion (sliced)

Tomato 2 (chopped)

4 Green Chillies

1-ich Piece of Ginger (sliced)

12 Teaspoon Salt

12 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

12 Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder

12 Teaspoon Crushed Back Pepper

14 Teaspoon Crushed Coriander

12 Teaspoon Crushed Cumin

12 Teaspoon Dry Fenugreek

As a garnish

Green chiles, Cilantro, and Ginger

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Lahori Tawa Chicken Recipe

June 11, 2022

Servings: 3-4

Prep: 30 min

Cook: 40 min

Total: 1 hr 10 min

Difficulty: Medium Difficulty Level

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Tawa Chicken of Lahore is a spicy dish cooked in traditional Pakistani spices, like red chillies, cumin powder, fenugreek powder, garam masala, and whole spices. However, in the Lahori Tawa chicken recipe, the marination of chicken in ginger garlic paste, yoghurt, turmeric, and salt pepper mix is significant.

By: Pakistani Foodbox

Ingredients

• 2 Oil ¼ cup
• To make a marinade
• Paste of garlic
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon or to taste
• 2 tsp Chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• To make Masala
• 1 medium onion (sliced)
• Tomato 2 (chopped)
• 4 green chillies
• a 1-inch piece of ginger (sliced)
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoons red chilli powder
• 12 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 12 teaspoons crushed black pepper
• 14 teaspoons crushed coriander
• 12 teaspoons crushed cumin
• 12 teaspoons dry fenugreek
• As a garnish
• Green chiles, cilantro, and ginger

Directions

• Step 1 Wash and clean the chicken leg pieces before making the cuts.
• Step 2 Now, one by one, evenly distribute the marinade ingredients over the leg pieces. Allow it to sit for 2-3 hours.
• Step 3 On a griddle/Tawa, heat the oil/ghee (I used a wide bottom iron wok). Shift the chicken leg pieces onto the Tawa and stir once to prevent them from sticking.
• Step 4 Cover and steam for 10 minutes on low heat.
• Step 5 Turn over and cook for another 10 minutes, covered.
• Step 6 Place the onion, tomato, green chile, and ginger on the sides and on top of the chicken.
• Step 7 Sprinkle with all of the spices. Cook for 5 minutes, covered.