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Methi Murgh (Chicken Cooked with Fresh Fenugreek Leaves)

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April 30, 2012
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Methi Murgh (Chicken Cooked with Fresh Fenugreek Leaves)
  • Serves 6
What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1.5 pounds chicken
  • 1.5 cups Fresh Fenugreek leaves (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic (grated)
  • 3 thai green chili (slit from middle)
  • 1.5 tablespoons coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 cup tomato (diced)
  • 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
Directions
  1. Wash the chicken thoroughly. Set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl, mix together ginger, garlic, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, coriander powder, chili and salt. Add chicken. Rub everything well together. Cover and let it marinate for atleast 2 hours or better overnight.
  3. Heat ghee and oil in a heavy bottom pan with a cover. Add chicken. Saute the chicken and cook it under medium heat until its cooked half way through.
  4. Add fenugreek leaves. Mix well, cover and cook on medium heat until the chicken is cooked. Stir occasionally, scraping the sides if they stick.
  5. Towards the last 5 minutes add tomato. Adjust salt if required and upto 1/2 cup water if the curry is too thick. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, on a medium high heat.
  6. Once the tomatoes melt and the chicken is cooked and slightly browned on the sides, its ready to eat. Serve hot with Naan, Roti or simple pulav
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aurora
aurora February 14, 2021
although the recipe completely lacks cooking times, taste was actually really good. If you want it to be more of a curry, add a cup of yogurt either to marinade or halfway through cooking