METHI (Fenugreek) CHICKEN

METHI CHICKEN

My garden is full of fresh methis( Fenugreek) now. So decided to prepare methi chicken with my organic methi leaves

INGREDIENTS

Tender chicken 800 grams

Ginger garlic paste 3tsp

Onion 2 medium size

Garlic pod 12

Turmeric 1tsp

Chilly powder-1tsp

Green chilly 3-4

Coriander powder 1 Tbsp

Bay leaves- 2 green cardamom 5

Black cardamom 1

Cloves 4

Cinnamon 1 inch

Black peppercorns.5

Shah jeera. 1tsp

Curd 1 cup. 

Methi 2cups

Mustard oil 1 tbsp

3 tsp of white oil for cooking

Salt and sugar according to your taste.

1 tsp of kasurimethi

PROCEDURE

1) First I have marinated the chicken with 2tsp of gingergarlic paste, turmeric.,chilly powder,coriander powder, full cup of curd, salt and sugar. For nice binding of spices I have added one TBSP of mustard oil..
I marinated overnight..you can do it for 4-5 hours also

2) in the meantime wash and cut the methi leaves and keep it aside

3)Grind the garam masala (cardamoms ,cloves, peppercorns and cinnamon)

4) Heat 3 tsp of oil in the Kadhai ( vessel) ,when hot
(a)add shahjeera and bay leaves-.
(b)then fry the green chillies and onions which is cut into small pieces

(c)then add 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and the pods of garlic fry it for another 1 minute

5)now add the methi leaves along with the marinated chicken.

Cook for 10 minutes with the led on.

6) open the led and  add the homemade garam masala powder and a teaspoon full of ghee..mix well and let it cook for another 10 minutes ( keep the flame in low medium and the vessel covered with a led)

7) At this point if required you can add a cup of water .

It took 20 minutes for me to complete the cooking. Cook till the chicken becomes tender. Add sugar and salt according to your taste. As there was red chilly powder in the marination and I added 5 green chillies also in the oil that is why I didn't add any more chilly powder..If you prefer real spicy add 1 tsp of red chilly powder in the 7th step

Before serving you can sprinkle some kasuri methi from top.

Enjoy with hot roti or naan.

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