Chicken Maharani

Name: Chicken Maharani
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms chicken; 1 onion finely chopped; Dry roast and grind :; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp whole coriander; 1 sprig mace/javitri; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1 bay leaf; 1 dry red chilli; 2 green cardamom; 1 small stick cinnamon; 4 cloves; 7-8 cashewnuts; 2 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp crushed kasoori methi; 2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 tbsp ghee/clarified butter; 2 tbsp refined oil; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 3-4 slit green chillies

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#goldenapron /post -14 / date: 3.6.19
This is a delicious rich creamy Mughlai recipe of chicken and goes best with any Indian flat bread or pulao.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#goldenapron /post -14 / date: 3.6.19
This is a delicious rich creamy Mughlai recipe of chicken and goes best with any Indian flat bread or pulao.

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Ingredients

500 gmschicken
1onion finely chopped
Dry roast and grind :
1/2 tspcumin
1/2 tspwhole coriander
1 sprigmace/javitri
1 tspfennel seeds
1bay leaf
1dry red chilli
2green cardamom
1small stick cinnamon
4cloves
7-8cashewnuts
2 tspsesame seeds
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2 tbspfresh cream or malai
2 tbspcurd
1 tbsptomato puree
1 tbspcrushed kasoori methi
2 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1 tbspghee/clarified butter
2 tbsprefined oil
1 tbspchopped coriander
3-4slit green chillies

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with little salt for half hour.Dry roast whole masalas and grind to a fine powder.Make a paste of ginger garlic,sesame and cashewnuts with curd and malai.Heat ghee and oil.Sprinkle half crushed cardamom,cinnamon and clove.When they crackle,add chopped onion and fry golden brown.Then add the ground dry and wet paste.Add the chicken,kashmiri red chilli powder,salt to taste and toss.Fry till oil leaves sides.Add 1/2 cup water and cook on low flame.
2

Add crushed kasoori methi,slit green chillies and malai or fresh cream and cook till oil floats.That is the essence of Chicken Maharani a rich creamy texture.Garnish with chopped coriander and garam masala.