Present robust food cooked with the simple and basic ingredients with the easy techniques. Marinated pieces of chicken thighs cooked with the flavour of kasoori methi. By chef Marut Sikka.
Ingredients Of Methi Chicken
3 chicken thighs, cut into small chunks
For the marination:
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp salt
Red chilli powder, to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
For the base:
1 stick cinnamon
1 black cardamom
3-4 green cardamom
A little bit of mace
1 bay leaf
2 cloves
2 Tbsp garlic paste
2 tsp ginger paste
1 cup kasoori methi soaked in 1 cup water, drained
1 cup yoghurt mix
4 tomatoes, chopped
Brown onion paste
4 green chillies, finely chopped
Water, a little but
For the onion paste:
1 large onion sliced
2 Tbsp ghee
For the yoghurt mix:
1 cup yoghurt
Salt, a pinch
Turmeric, a pinch
1 Tbsp coriander powder
A little bit of red chilli powder
How to Make Methi Chicken
For the marination: In a bowl add garlic paste, ginger paste, salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice. Mix well.Add the chicken chunks. Mix well with hands. Keep in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
For the onion paste: In a pan add 2 Tbsp ghee. fry the sliced onions till dark-golden brown. Drain. Do not throw away the ghee. The same pan will be used to make the gravy.With a tablespoon of water make a fine paste of these onions. Keep aside.
For the yoghurt mix:
-In a cup of yoghurt add some salt, turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder. Mix well. Keep aside.
-For the base: In the same pan in which the onions were fried, add cinnamon, black cardamom, green cardamom, mace, bay leaf and cloves. Let them release the aroma.Now add garlic paste and ginger paste.
-Saute.Add soaked and drained kasoori methi. Saute for 2 minutes or till the kasoori methi releases its distinct aroma.
-Add the yoghurt mix. Cook for 2-3 minutes.Add chopped tomatoes. Cook till the tomatoes wilt and release oil on the sides.Add the onion paste, green chillies.
-Saute for 1 minute.Add some water to liquify the base. Add the marinated chicken.Cook till the chicken is well done.Serve with a crisp roti.
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