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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Murgh Masala


This is a delicious chicken preparation,  adding to this is a touch of  saffron, poppy seeds, spices and the generous amount of coriander leaves making this  dish  perfect and yummy.
 This curry goes very well with simple steamed rice or saffron rice or for  that matter any kind of  Indian breads.



Cooking Time : 45 minutes                                                               
Ingredients
Chicken – 500gms, skinned out and cut in medium pieces            Salt to taste                                                                                       Ginger – 1 pc chopped                                                                  Garlic – 4 cloves chopped                                                                 Butter or oil – 2 tbsp                                                                 Coriander leaves finely chopped  with stalks –1/2  cup                Green chillies  slit  – 2 nos.                                                           Turmeric – ¼ tsp                                                                               ¼  tsp saffron *                                                                          Yoghurt – 60gms
 *soaked in warm water



Make a powder  of:
Cumin seeds – 1tsp                                                                        Red chillies whole (dried) – 4 nos.                                             Cardamom – 1 nos.                                                                        Cloves – 2 nos.                                                                             Cinnamon sticks 2 inch – 1 pc.                                                       Black peppercorns – ½ tsp

Grind to fine paste
White poppy seeds – ½  tbsp                                                   Cashew nuts – 6 nos.
Method
Clean the chicken pieces and keep aside
Crush  ginger, garlic and salt to the chicken.
Now add  2 tbsp  of water to the  poppy and  cashew paste along with powdered spice and mix it well so that it gets diluted.
In a kadai add  ghee/oil, ginger garlic paste and cook for 3 minutes.  Now add the diluted spice paste  and mix well.
Now throw in the chicken and mix well, add turmeric, green chillies and salt and give a good mix.  Add  saffron  and a  little bit of coriander leaves and mix well now add some water and cook it closed  till tender.
Now add the  yoghurt, put in rest of the coriander leaves and allow it cook for another 10 minutes and put off the flame.
Latha

23 comments:

  1. Looks super-yummy,Latha! I love chicken recipes! :)
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  2. urgh masla looks extremely delicious Latha, slurp

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  3. Super chicken, looks very delicious. One parcel please...

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  4. Tasty and after looking through the ingredients I agree with the poppy seeds, butter and spicy for the welcoming flavors that is obvious from the visuals.

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  5. Delicious chicken masala.. I love this recipes..

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  6. YUmmy Curry and Very soft chapatis...

    -Mythreyi
    Yum! Yum! Yum!

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  7. drooling here,seriously craving for some:)

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  8. I love this curry.Yummm. But poppy seeds are banned in Singapore.. Any alternative Lathaji? Thanks

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  9. Delicious.. Yummy and creamy chicken Latha :-)

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  10. Looks so yummy... Wish to have it with some parottas

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  11. Looks creamy, buttery, homely and I'm sure it was yummy too!!
    Love the idea of saffron in it.

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  12. perfect with roti dear.. nice clicks..

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  13. Yummy & tasty chicken gravy :)

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  14. looks divine..beautiful clicks.....

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  15. Incredible and terrific murgh masala,wonderful spread,cant resist.

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  16. very tempting n hot luking chicken.2nd clik makes me more tempting really...
    MAHA

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  17. very tempting and love the sliced onion to match....

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  18. வலைச்சர அறிமுக வாழ்த்துக்கள்...

    Visit : http://blogintamil.blogspot.in/2013/04/2013.html

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