Murghi Aur Aloo Chicken And Potato Curry Recipes

MURGHI AUR ALOO ( CHICKEN AND POTATO CURRY)

Steps:

• Mash the salt with the ginger and garlic to make a pulp.
• Grind the cumin seeds, red chillies, cardamom seeds, cloves, cinnamon sticks and peppercorn together to make a powder.
• Grind the poppy seeds and the cashew nuts together. Mix all of the ground ingredients with the 4 tbsp of cold water, to make a paste.
• In a heavy pot melt the butter over low heat,.
• and cook the ginger/garlic pulp for 3 mins stirring all the time.
• Add the spice paste and cook for 3 mins, stir.
• Add the chicken and cook till it changes colour 6 minutes.
• Add the coriander leaves,green chillie, and turmeric. Stir-fry for 3 miins.
• Add the water, bring to the boil, add the saffron, cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and cook till tender 20 minutes.
• Stir the cream and lemon juice into the pot and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with the eggs.
• serve with plain boiled rice and a vegetable curry to make this a meal to remember.

CHICKEN CURRY AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chicken into a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir mild curry powder, hot curry powder, black pepper, and salt into onion mixture; continue to cook and stir for 5 minutes, then transfer mixture to chicken and broth.
• Stir potatoes into chicken mixture. Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more.

JARDALOO MURGHI (APRICOT CHICKEN CURRY)

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Mix paprika, garam masala, ginger and garlic into a paste and toss chicken into mixture. Marinate 4 hours or overnight.
• Using the warm water, rehydrate dried apricots. This may take some time depending on where apricots are from.
• When ready to cook, heat oil in large saucepan over high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook until browned (5 minutes). Remove from pan and set aside.
• Saute onions in same pan for 5 min and then return chicken back to saucepan. Add tomatoes, cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
• Drain apricots and add to saucepan along with remaining ingredients. Simmer covered for 20-30 minutes. Stir and serve over rice.

INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY (MURGH KARI)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with 2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat; partially cook the chicken in the hot oil in batches until completely browned. Transfer the browned chicken breasts to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat under the skillet to medium-high; add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the oil remaining in the skillet and cook and stir until the onion turns translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir the curry powder, cumin, turmeric, coriander, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon of water into the onion mixture; allow to heat together for about 1 minute while stirring. Mix the tomatoes, yogurt, 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, and 1 teaspoon salt into the mixture. Return the chicken breast to the skillet along with any juices on the plate. Pour 1/2 cup water into the mixture; bring to a boil, turning the chicken to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle the garam masala and 1 tablespoon cilantro over the chicken.
• Cover the skillet and simmer until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle with lemon juice to serve.