Murg Chicken

Ingredients:

Ingredients for Chicken

  • Chicken – 1 Kg
  • Lime juice – 2 Tbsp
  • Curds – ½ cup
  • Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
  • Chilli powder – 1 ½ tsp
  • Garam masala – 1 tsp
  • Salt – 1 ½ tsp
  • Oil – 2 Tbsp

For Gravy

  • Tomao pureee – ½ cup
  • Onions – 150 gms
  • Ginger – 2 cm
  • Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Green chillies – 2-3
  • Ghee or Oil – 5 Tbsp
  • Cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms – 2 each
  • Kasoori methi – 2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Fresh or clotted Cream – 2 Tbsp

Method

  1. Clean and joint the chicken.Mix with rest of the ingredients and keep aside for 1 hr-2 hrs.Place in a thick bottomed vessel (handi) or a non stick pan and cook covered till chicken is tender.
  2. Open the cover and cook stirring till all the liquid is evapourated and chicken pieces are well browned (add some more oil if needed).
  3. For gravy -Grate onions. Mince ginger. Slit green chillies. Heat 4 Tbsp of oil or ghee. Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms.
  4. Add onions and fry till brown. Add ginger and fry for 1 minute.
  5. Add chilli powder and green chillies. Add tomato puree and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Stir in the cream. Add chicken pieces and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  7. Heat the remaining ghee, add Kasoori methi and pour over the chicken.

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