Sunday, 21 July 2013

Methi(Fenugreek leaves) Chicken Curry

Tried this at one of the restaurant in Bangalore..



Ingredients:
  1. Chicken -1 kg
  2. Onion- 2 large
  3. Tomato- 2
  4. Garlic- 5 
  5. Ginger garlic paste- 2 Tsp
  6. Green chilli paste- 4 chillies
  7. Cumin seeds- 1 Tsp
  8. Red chilli powder- 3 Tsp
  9. Garam masala- 1 Tsp
  10. Fenugreek leaves- 1 Cup
Dry roast and ground the below to dry powder:
  1. Coriander seed- 1 Tsp
  2. Poppy seed- 3Tsp
  3. Pepper corns- 10
  4. Anise (Saunf)- 1 Tsp
  5. Cumin seed- 1 Tsp
  6. Cloves- 2
  7. Green Cardamom- 2


Procedure:

Marinate the chicken with red chilli powder, Salt, 1 lime, handful of Mint leaves and coriander leaves roughly chopped. Poke the chicken with a fork and mix all the chicken properly. Refrigerate for 3 hrs.

In a thick bottom vessel fry the onions till light brown, add garlic, green chilli and coriander leaves paste and fry till the raw smell disappears. Blend this mixture to a smooth paste.

In the Cooker add little ghee and fry the above blended mixture to the marinated chicken on high flame.
Add half glass of water and put the lid allow to cook on medium flame for 5 mins.
By now Chicken would have cooked half. Add the dry roasted powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and allow it to cook fully. Finally add the fried fenugreek leaves and cook further for 5 mins.
Enjoy with Roti, Fried rice.



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