Chicken is an all-time favorite of any kitchen, whether it’s Top Chefs cooking at desi restaurants in Chicago or our mothers cooking in their kitchens; this one meat blends into any flavor we add. The result is simply yummy in any case. You can try and test as many recipes with chicken as you want. It’s as if one is performing an experiment in a laboratory and waiting for a Lightbulb moment, that feeling that is beyond description. Chicken makes any desi cuisine much simpler with a beautiful combination of herbs and spices. Also, chicken guarantees health benefits like 30 varieties of nutritional ingredients. Isn’t that like the cherry on the cake?
If chicken is your favorite meat, there are plenty of delectable options for you to indulge in. Here are our top 5 desi chicken dishes from Usmania, one of the best desi restaurants in Chicago.
MATKA CHICKEN BIRYANI
Matka Biryani, also known as one pot biryani, is a popular dish in Indian and Pakistani cuisine. This recipe is a new and well-known recipe. Matka biryani is not something to be taken lightly. We prepare it with Indian spices, rice, and meat.
Matka Chicken Biryani is a savory chicken and rice dish that consists of steamed layers of chicken, rice, and aromatics. As we cook it, the bottom layer of rice absorbs all of the chicken juices, giving it a delicate texture and rich flavor, while the top layer of rice stays white and fluffy. It’s a different story when we make it in a clay pot. The flavor of clay takes the meal to a whole new level. It appears to be a traditional Biryani. The one-pot theory explains itself. This is a must-try dish when visiting Usmania Fine Dining.
CHICKEN CHAPLI KEBOB
The term Chapli comes from the Pashto word Chaprikh, which means “flat,” lending credence to the notion that this kebob dish originated in Pakistan and Afghanistan’s borderlands. However, we prepare it in a more Pakistani food vendor’s style. We at Usmania make chicken Chapli kebob with raw, pickled mince and meat. Wheat flour, numerous herbs, and spices such as chili powder and coriander leaves are the main ingredients, followed by smaller amounts of onions, tomatoes, eggs, ginger, coriander or cumin seeds, green chilies, cornstarch, salt and pepper, baking powder, and citric juice such as lime or lemon. We then fry the kabob in vegetable oil over low to medium heat.
Chicken Chapli kabob is a specialty of the Usmania combo entree, and we serve it with plain rice or naan.
MALAI CHICKEN
One of our most craved out of 5 desi chicken dishes is Malai Chicken. The texture of chicken Malai Boti is known for being melt-in-your-mouth. Malai Chicken Haandi is a grilled chicken dish with a creamy flavor. We make it with cream cheese, heavy cream, yogurt, and a variety of spices. No desi-foodie visiting Usmania can miss out on our famous Malai Chicken and an assortment of authentic Pakistani desi cuisine. It pairs well with Indian flatbreads such as Butter Naan, roti, or paratha. Malai chicken is incredibly delicious and flavorful, with incredibly soft and succulent pieces of chicken. It’s a popular dish across the subcontinent, but Americans also love this dish.
CHICKEN TIKKA BOTI & SEEKH KEBOB
Chicken tikka boti and seekh kebob are the most popular items from the Usmania combo entree special. The ingredients are chicken boti, which is cut into small pieces and marinated for several hours to keep its distinct flavor. Also, the proportion of spices like coriander, red chili, turmeric, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and black pepper in yogurt makes all the difference. We marinate the chicken before being threaded onto skewers and grilled over coals. Because small pieces of chicken cook quickly, the expert cooks of Usmaina must ensure that they thoroughly cook it while remaining tender.
The minced Seekh kebobs get their name from the Arabic word Seekh, which means “skewer.” Before being skewered, we marinate the minced meat for several hours in various spices. Our kebobs served in our restaurant are always juicy, and the barbequed meat retains the smoky flavor from the grill.
To add more flavor, we serve chicken tikka boti and seekh kabob with fresh mint chutney, which brings out the flavors in the meat.
CHICKEN CLUB SANDWICH WITH FRIES
Treat yourself to our famous delectably stacked chicken club sandwiches for lunch. They’re stuffed to the brim with succulent roast chicken, crispy bacon, and juicy salad. We make chicken club sandwiches with toasted bread, sliced grilled chicken, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cheese fries, and a delicious honey mustard sauce. Then cut into quarters or halves and held together with cocktail sticks for a perfect delight, accompanied by french fries. Nothing could be more delicious and delightful than this chicken club sandwich.
Those crunchy, cheesy toasted pieces of bread stuffed with melt-in-your-mouth stuffing in our restaurant make you feel like you’re living solely for them.
These are just 5 desi chicken dishes out of our elaborate menu. Let us know which are your desi cuisine favorites and your go-to desi restaurants in Chicago & why! Contact us at (214) 242 9413 to reserve your table today and miss nothing.
