Shahi Murg Aromatic Chicken With Yoghurt And Spices Recipes

SHAHI MURG, AROMATIC CHICKEN WITH YOGHURT AND SPICES

Steps:

• heat the oil in a heavy based pan, add the bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamons, cloves and cumin. When they begin to sizzle, tip in the onions and fry for 5 mins until onions become soft
• add the ginger and garlic followed by the chicken, cook for 4-5 mins.
• mix in the turmeric, chilli powder and salt.
• fold the cashew nuts into the yoghurt and stir into the chicken.
• pour 200ml of just boiled water into chicken mix and cook for 6-8 mins until the oil rises to the top and the chicken is cooked.
• just before serving sprinkle with the coriander leaves, serve with naan bread or chapatis.

SPICY YOGHURT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in shallow dish.
• Mix yoghurt, garlic, cumin, coriander and chilli together and pour over chicken.
• Coat well.
• Cover and leave to marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Remove excess yoghurt mix from chicken.
• Arrange drumsticks on foil line baking tray and bake in moderate oven 200deg C for 35- 40 minutes or until tender and cooked.
• Place remaining yoghurt mix into saucepan.
• Blend in cornflour and sugar.
• Bring to boil, stirring.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Drizzle sauce over chicken.

BHATTI DA MURGH (INDIAN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH WHOLE SPICES)

Steps:

• Pop the joint on each leg: Grasp a drumstick in one hand and a thigh in the other, and bend the joint back until you hear a crack. This helps the leg cook more evenly.
• Using a small knife, make a slash in the meaty part of each drumstick and thigh twice or three times, going all the way to the bone.
• In a large bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, vinegar, cayenne, garam masala and salt. Keep half the mixture in the bowl and set aside; rub remaining mixture all over chicken, getting underneath the skin. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or up to 2 hours) while you prepare the yogurt marinade.
• Stir yogurt into the large bowl with ginger-garlic mixture, then stir in black pepper, clove, mace, anise, black cardamom (if using) and green cardamom. Transfer spice-rubbed chicken to yogurt mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate chicken for at least 6 hours, and preferably overnight.
• When ready to cook, prepare the grill for indirect heat. (If using a charcoal grill, mound coals to one side, allowing for an area of indirect heat. If using a gas grill, turn on only a few of the burners and leave the rest off.) Or heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Using a mortar and pestle, the flat side of a knife or a spice grinder for a very brief time, crack the cumin, coriander and red-pepper flakes but do not grind; you want a coarse texture here. Sprinkle spice mix onto chicken to coat each piece.
• Place a rimmed baking sheet on the unlit side of the grill or in the oven and let heat for 15 minutes. Carefully place chicken on the hot baking sheet and drizzle each piece with a little melted butter. Cover grill, if grilling. Let chicken cook for 25 to 35 minutes, drizzling with melted butter two or three times. The chicken is done when the skin is dark brown and the juices run clear when pricked with a knife.
• If you are grilling, you can sear the chicken over direct heat for 1 to 2 minutes per side just before serving to char the skin, but this is optional. Serve chicken on a platter, with lime wedges on the side.

AWADI DAHI MURG (CHICKEN IN YOGURT GRAVY)

Steps:

• Place the ginger, garlic, turmeric, chili powder, and coriander in a blender; blend into a smooth paste.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the fenugreek seeds in the oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes; stir in the paste; cook until the oil separates from the mixture, about 20 minutes. Mix in the yogurt, cilantro, chilies, and salt; cook until thick, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the chicken; cook for 10 minutes.