Chicken with dates and mushrooms

chicken with dates and mushrooms

Shallow fried chicken pieces cooked with dates, shallots (The shallot is a sweet member of the onion family and the flavour of shallot is much milder and sweeter than onion) and mushrooms. It is a Hayderabadi dish and serves as main course. Cooking time 25 minutes and serving for 4.

Ingredients

	Chicken cut into 12 pieces on the bone	800 grams
	Dates seed	10-15
	Oil	3 tablespoons
	Onion	1 medium
	Refined flour (maida)	2 tablespoons
	Black pepper powder	1 teaspoon
	Shallots	12-15
	Mushrooms stems removed	8-10
	Red wine	1/4 cup
	Chicken stock	2 cups
	Tomato puree	2 tablespoons

Methods

Chop onion in a chopper. Now heat 2 tablespoons oil in a non stick pan. Now sprinkle maida, ½ teaspoon pepper powder and salt over the chicken pieces and mix well and place them in hot pan in a single layer and cook on high heat, after a while turn sides till they get lightly coloured. Drain and place them in a bowl.

Now in different pan put 1 tablespoon oil, heat up the oil now add shallots and mushrooms and sauté for 1 minute, cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Now add chopped onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Add red wine and mix well.

Now add tomato puree, mix it then add chicken, dates, chicken stock and mix well. Add salt, remaining black pepper powder and mix well. When it comes to boil, cover and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes, stir it in middle of cooking. Serve hot.