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{{Short description|South Asian dish}}
{{not to be confused with|chicken curry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| caption          = Chicken Karahi 
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| national_cuisine = [[Pakistan]], [[India]]<ref name="MarquesDhiman2020"/>
| region           = [[Indian subcontinent]]<ref name="MarquesDhiman2020"/>
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| main_ingredient  = [[Chicken as food|Chicken]]
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| country = [[Northwestern South Asia]]
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'''Chicken karahi''', or '''chicken kadahi''', is a [[chicken dish]] from [[South Asia]].{{efn-ua|Though the romanization of the [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] ''karahi'' and ''kadahi'' is slightly different, it is the same word in Hindi-Urdu (कड़ाही / کڑاہی), with the same pronunciation. This is because in [[Devanagari]], a [[nuqta]] is added to the letter ड, (ḍa) to produce the sound ड़ (ṛa) in the word कड़ाही, whereas in the Urdu script, the small t̤oʾe diacritic is added to the letter ر (rāʾ) to produce ڑ (ṛe) in the word کڑاہی. The Hindi-Urdu romanization of the dish is variously rendered as '''chicken karahi''', '''chicken kadahi''', '''chicken karai''', or '''chicken kadai'''.}}<ref name="MarquesDhiman2020"/><ref name="HalimRusso2011">{{cite book |last1=Halim |first1=Gloria |last2=Russo |first2=Samantha |title=Healing Foods, Healthy Foods: Use superfoods to help fight disease and maintain a healthy body |date=25 February 2011 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-1-84803-571-3 |language=en}}</ref> It is known as '''gosht karahi''' or '''gosht kadahi''' when prepared with [[Goat meat|goat]] or [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]] meat instead of that of chicken.<ref name="Dawn" /> The dish is prepared in a [[karahi]] (a type of wok from the [[Indian subcontinent]]) and can take between 30 and 50 minutes to prepare and cook the dish.<ref name="Elementary Chef">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefoodwonder.com/chicken-karahi/|title=Chicken Karahi – Is this delicacy one of the best dishes in Pakistan?/|date=3 May 2021|access-date=2021-11-18}}</ref><ref name="Dawn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1136573/|title=Food Stories: Mutton karahi/|date=6 October 2014|access-date=2021-11-18}}</ref> Ginger, garlic, tomatoes, green chilli and coriander are key to the flavor of the dish.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-02 |title=Chicken Karahi - Chicken Tomato Curry - Jamil Ghar |url=https://jamilghar.com/chicken-karahi/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> What distinguishes chicken karahi from other curries from the region is that traditionally, it is cooked without onions in the base, and instead uses just tomatoes, ginger and garlic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooks |first=Fatima |date=2020-02-26 |title=Chicken Karahi Recipe |url=https://fatimacooks.net/chicken-karahi-recipe-pictures-tips-authentic/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Fatima Cooks |language=en-US}}</ref> It is usually served with naan, roti or rice. This dish is common in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine.<ref name="MarquesDhiman2020">{{cite book |last1=Marques |first1=Joan |last2=Dhiman |first2=Satinder |title=Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility |date=5 July 2020 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-39676-3 |page=204 |language=en |quote=They serve Pakistani and Indian staples, like chicken karahi, goat curry, and saag paneer (Kinney, 2017).}}</ref>

[[File:Chicken Karahi in Pakistan.jpg|thumb|right|The dish being prepared in a large [[karahi]], a pot of the Indian subcontinent.]]

== History ==
The [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] word ''karahi'' (a type of pot used in the [[Indian subcontinent]]) derives from the [[Prakrit]] word ''kataha'' (कटाह), being mentioned in the [[Sanskrit]] text ''[[Sushruta Samhita]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karahi |url=https://www.gastronomiac.com/ustensiles_et_vocabu/karahi/ |publisher=Gastronomiac |access-date=10 December 2025 |language=fr-FR |date=2025 |quote=Karahi ou Kadahi vient du mot prakrit Kataha, mentionné dans Râmâyana (*), Sushruta Samhita (**).}}</ref> 

Chicken karahi (chicken kadahi) may originate in the [[Punjab region]] of the Indian subcontinent, being famous in the city of [[Lahore]].<ref name="Dawn" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Campion |first1=Charles |title=The Rough Guide to London Restaurants |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-84353-097-8 |page=44 |language=en}}</ref> The dish's relative, gosht karahi (gosht kadahi) is thought to have originated in the colonial era [[North-West Frontier Province]] (now [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan) with this dish being made of lamb or goat, rather than chicken.<ref name="Dawn" />

The dish is a staple in menus of Indian and Pakistani restaurants in various parts of the world; the 'Bigger than Bollywood' experience at Hexham Library in [[Northumberland]] featured Indian cooks making chicken karahi with [[naan]] for [[British Film Institute]] tourists as early as 2002.<ref>{{cite book |title=Library + Information Update |date=2002 |publisher=Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals |page=21 |language=en}}</ref>

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