Murgh Ajwaini (Chicken with Carom Seeds)

Name: Murgh Ajwaini (Chicken with Carom Seeds)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms chicken on bones; 3 tbsp yogurt / dahi; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; To taste salt; 1.5 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 7-8 cashewnuts; 2 dry red chillies; 1 onion sliced finely; 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 1 tsp Shan Korma Masala; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter); To taste salt; 1 tbsp kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves); 1 tbsp coriander chopped finely; 2 green chillies

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Murgh Ajwaini is one of the most popular and flavourful non-vegetarian dishes on an Indian menu.It has an unique flavour of carom seeds ( ajwain).Serve this with roti, paratha, fried rice or jeera rice for a special weekend dinner or at parties and relish!

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

For marination:
400 gmschicken on bones
3 tbspyogurt / dahi
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
To taste salt
For gravy :
1.5 tspajwain (carom seeds)
1.5 tspginger garlic paste
1 tbspsesame seeds
7-8cashewnuts
2dry red chillies
1onion sliced finely
1 tbspmalai or fresh cream
1 tspShan Korma Masala
3 tbspoil
1 tbspghee (clarified butter)
To taste salt
1 tbspkasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
1 tbspcoriander chopped finely
2green chillies

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Marinate chicken with yogurt, Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder,cumin and coriander powder and 1/4 th tsp salt.Set aside for half hour.Heat oil in a pan or wok.Fry the sliced onion till golden brown and crisp.Cool and make a paste of it along with ginger garlic paste.Set aside.
2

Make a paste of 2 dry red chillies, cashewnuts,sesame seeds,malai or thick cream and 1 tsp ajwain.To the remaining oil from fried onions, add ghee and heat.Sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala and 1/41 tsp ajwain.When they start crackling Add.marinated chicken and fry few minutes. Add fried onion, ginger garlic paste and keep on frying till oil leaves sides.
3

Now add crushed dry red chillies,cashewnuts,sesame seeds paste along with thick cream or malai.Also add tomato puree, Korma Masala,kasoori methi and salt to taste.Stir continuously till oil releases from sides.
4

Add 2 cups water and cook on low to medium flame till chicken is cooked.Garnish with chopped coriander,green chillies and a drizzling of ghee.Serve hot with roti, paratha, fried rice or jeera rice on a special weekend dinner or at parties and relish!