How to cook Gavran chicken?

Gavran chicken is commonly cooked with roasted spices, onion, coconut and aromatics. It needs longer cooking than broiler chicken; pressure cooking is often used to make the chicken tender.

Gavran refers to country or desi chicken in Maharashtra, traditionally associated with rural or village-style cooking. It is different from commercially raised broiler chicken.

Which chicken is best, desi or broiler?

For authentic Gavran chicken curry, desi or country chicken provides the traditional firmer texture and flavour. Broiler chicken is a convenient substitute and cooks faster.

How long should Gavran chicken be cooked?

Gavran chicken generally requires longer cooking than broiler chicken. The recipe source recommends three pressure-cooker whistles, while broiler chicken does not require pressure cooking.

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Gavran Chicken Curry

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Gatari Amavasya 2026 Calls For
Gavran Chicken Curry
Recipe With A Spicy Rassa

Name: Gatari Amavasya 2026 Calls For ~Gavran Chicken Curry~ Recipe With A Spicy Rassa
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 inch Ginger, roughly chopped (Green Masala); 10-12 Garlic cloves; 2 Green chillies, roughly chopped; ½ cup Coriander leaves, tightly packed; 500 grams Chicken (use either Gavran or broiler chicken); ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder; to taste Salt; as required Prepared green masala; 3 tablespoons Coriander seeds (Gavran Chicken Masala); 1 teaspoon Cumin; 4 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon; 6 Peppercorns; 1 Black cardamom; 1 small piece Black stone flower; 2 Green cardamom; 2 teaspoons Oil (Onion-Coconut Masala); 1 Onion, sliced; ½ cup Coconut; 1 teaspoon Poppy seeds (optional); 2 teaspoons Oil (For the Gavran Chicken Curry); 1 Bay leaf; 2 Onions, finely chopped; 1 Tomato, chopped

65 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Non Veg

Diet

Gatari Amavasya 2026 falls on August 12 and marks the last day before Sawan fasting norms begin. So on this day, people in Maharashtra who partake in this custom go all out and consume non-vegetarian items on this last day, and a chicken curry recipe tinged with local flavours is the perfect main course to relish with sides. Meet Gavran chicken rassa, which features country or desi chicken that is cooked in a rich masala base with whole spices and coconut. The word ‘Gavran’ might refer to country chicken in Maharashtra, but broadly it carries the sense of something belonging to the village or countryside. So, Gavran chicken refers to a country-style bird and, by extension, any chicken curry recipe prepared with that chicken. So, for Gatari Amavasya 2026, try a chicken recipe replete with an array of spices and flavours of the Marathi hinterland. This chicken tends to have tougher meat than broiler chicken, so you will need a pressure cooker if you use this variety. Rassa is a popular type of curry that is known for its striking red colour and thin gravy, and this chicken curry recipe boasts the same. Instead of using dried red chillies, it uses green chillies and an array of whole spices that are ground into a masala like coriander, cumin, cloves, peppercorn, cinnamon and more that is behind the impeccable flavour of this Gatari Amavasya 2026 special recipe.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

1 inchGinger, roughly chopped (Green Masala)

10-12Garlic cloves

2Green chillies, roughly chopped

½ cupCoriander leaves, tightly packed

500 gramsChicken (use either Gavran or broiler chicken)

¼ teaspoonTurmeric powder

to tasteSalt

as requiredPrepared green masala

3 tablespoonsCoriander seeds (Gavran Chicken Masala)

1 teaspoonCumin

4Cloves

1 inchCinnamon

6Peppercorns

1Black cardamom

1 small pieceBlack stone flower

2Green cardamom

2 teaspoonsOil (Onion-Coconut Masala)

1Onion, sliced

½ cupCoconut

1 teaspoonPoppy seeds (optional)

2 teaspoonsOil (For the Gavran Chicken Curry)

1Bay leaf

2Onions, finely chopped

1Tomato, chopped

Gavran Chicken Curry

Gatari Amavasya 2026 Calls For Gavran Chicken Curry Recipe With A Spicy Rassa

Ingredients

Gatari Amavasya 2026 Calls For
Gavran Chicken Curry
Recipe With A Spicy Rassa