Shahi Murg Kurma- A recipe from the vanitha Magazine

It sounds like a north Indian recipe ,this is a very rich nawabi dish with lots of flavor.As we are not adding any chilli powder in this recipe the curry will appear white in color.The gravy will be thick and rich with cashew paste.As it is prepared with a Nawabi taste rose petals and rose water is added as the ingredient.And before you think about how to make it prepare this long list of ingredients and make sure that they all are in your kitchen.Because it needs 22 basic ingredients.Thanks to Vanitha Magazine and Mr A.R Ghan to give this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients needed to make Shahi Murg Kurma

1.Chicken - 1 kg
2.Curd - 250 gm
3.Ginger paste - 2 table spoon
4.Garlic paste - 1 1/2 table spoon
5.Fried onion - 50 gm
6.Onion sliced in thin pieces - 100 gm
7.Green chillies slitted - 10 no
8.Nutmeg powder(jathikka) - 1 pinch
9.Mace powder (jathipathri)- 2 pinch
10.Pepper - 10 no
11.Green cardamom - 6 no
12.Black cardamom - 2
13.Cinnamon - 2 pieces
14.Bay leaf - 5 no
15.Cloves - 10 no
16.Ghee - 150 gm
17.Salt
18.Khus khus paste - 2 tsp
19.Cashew paste -- 2 tsp
20.Rose petals - 10 no
21.Rose water - 1 tsp
22.Coriander leaves

How to prepare shahi Murg Kurma


1. Clean and Cut the chicken in to small pieces.

2.Marinate the chicken pieces with curd,ginger paste,garlic paste,fried onion,sliced onion,green chillies,mace,nutmeg powder,pepper ,green and black cardamom,cinnamon,bay leaf,cloves,ghee and salt.Keep it for atleast 1 hour.

3.Cook the chicken pieces in a heavy bottom pan ,when it is almost cooked well add the cashew paste and khus khus paste to it.Mix it well and bring it to boil.

4.Add rose water and rose petal to it and mix it well.

5.Now the shahi kurma is ready to be served ,garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Methi Chicken - A North Indian Recipe

As the name indicates the chicken which is cooked in methi leaves(Kasoori Methi) or Fenugreek leaves is known as Methi Chicken .

Ingredients For Methi Chicken

1.Chicken - 1 kg
2.Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
3.Chopped onions - 3 no
4.Chopped tomatoes - 3no
5.Red chilly powder - 1tsp
6.Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
7.Coriander powder-1 tsp
8.Green chillies - 4
9.Dry fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi) - 2 tsp
10.Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

11.Yogurt (curd) - 2 tsp

12.Salt

13.Garam masala powder - 1tsp

14.Chopped coriander leaves

15.Oil - 4tsp

How to make Methi Chicken

1.Heat the oil in a heavy bottom vessel and then add the cumin seeds to it and when it begins to pop out add the onions ,green chilly to it and saute it well.

2.When the onion turns golden in colour add ginger garlic paste to it .Then add chopped tomatoes to it and saute it again.

3.Then add red chilly powder ,turmeric powder , salt ,and coriander powder to it and mix it well.

4.Add 2 tsp curd to it and saute it really well.

5.Add kasori Methi leaves and chicken and mix it well.Cook the chicken covered till the chicken become coated with the gravy .

6.When the chicken become cooked add garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves to it .

Serve it hot with rice or roti...............