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Traditional Delicious Methi Chicken Curry - Murgh Methi Curry Recipe Recipe
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Traditional Delicious Methi Chicken Curry - Murgh Methi Curry Recipe Recipe

Traditional Delicious Methi Chicken Curry - Murgh Methi Curry Recipe Recipe is a delicious Dinner dish that can be prepared in just 0 minutes....

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50 Min Prep

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50 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Non Vegeterian

Ingredients

  • 300 grams Boneless chicken - cut into pieces
  • 1 cup Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves) - roughly chopped
  • 3 Onions - finely sliced
  • 2 Tomatoes - finely chopped
  • 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 10 cloves Garlic
  • 2 inch Ginger
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoons Garam masala powder - adjustable
  • 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 2 teaspoons Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil - to fry the onions
  • 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil
  • 2 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 1 Bay leaves (tej patta)
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped

Instructions

1
To begin making Methi Chicken Curry directions, firstly wash the chicken and wash thoroughly in sufficient liquid.
2
empty out the liquid from chicken and cut into medium sized pieces.
3
Keep them aside.toss in garlic, ginger, green chillies and the coriander leaves into a mixer grinder and grind them into a paste using very little liquid.
4
Keep it aside.Take a mixing bowl and toss in curd, half of the green paste that we made above and half of the turmeric ground mix.
5
incorporate it well. Next toss in the chicken pieces into the mixing bowl and coat the chicken with this coriander, ginger and garlic mixture.
6
Once it is done, keep the chicken aside to infuse for about an hour. The next step is to make the reduction for the methi chicken curry.bring to temperature oil in a heavy bottomed cooking vessel over medium bring to temperature.Once the oil is fiery, toss in the sliced onions and saute adding a pinch seasoning to speed up the caramelization (browning).
7
Keep stirring on low to medium bring to temperature constantly till the onions are lightly browned.The caramelised onions impart a tasty flavour to the Methi Chicken Curry.Turn off the bring to temperature and keep these onions aside to cool down a bit.
8
When cooled down, grind to a fine paste in a mixer grinder.bring to temperature oil into the same cooking vessel over medium bring to temperature.
9
toss in the whole spices mentioned for tempering which includes cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, black peppercorn and bay leaves.
10
Saute until the aromas of the spices wafts in the air. Next toss in the remaining green coriander paste, the caramelized shallot paste and mix gently for a couple of mins.
11
Now toss in the remaining turmeric ground mix and the diced tomatoes.
12
Saute and seal the cooking vessel with a lid and make until the tomatoes turn soft.Once the tomatoes are soft, toss in the red chilli ground mix, coriander ground mix, garam masala ground mix and incorporate well.
13
toss in the diced methi leaves and saute till the leaves become soft.At this stage, toss in the marinated chicken with the entire marinade and saute on high flame for 2 to 3 mins.When the chicken changes colour, toss in a cup of liquid and bring the mixture to a heat to boiling point.
14
toss in seasoning to palate.
15
seal and make the Methi Chicken Curry on medium bring to temperature stirring occasionally.
16
It will take about 20 mins to make the chicken to perfection.When the chicken is fully cooked, toss in the kasuri methi and check seasoning.
17
Adjust seasoning and other spices if desired.
18
make uncovered on high flame for a few more mins to thicken the Methi Chicken reduction.Once the reduction thickens, turn off the bring to temperature, transfer to a serving mixing bowl and accentuate it with coriander leaves.offer Methi Chicken Curry directions along with Tawa Paratha, Tomato shallot and Cucumber Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekend dinner along with your friends and family.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
North Indian Recipes
Course
Dinner
Diet
Non Vegeterian
Total Time
100 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

50 mins

Cooking Time

50 mins

Total Time

100 mins
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