Matar Murg Tahiri

Jibita Khanna
Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

#winter21
This is a yummy one pot meal with winter seasonal fresh peas, potato and chicken.

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Ingredients

1-1:30 hour
4 servings
  1. 300 gms Long grain Basmati rice
  2. 2chicken drumsticks and 2 thigh (bone in)
  3. 1/2 cupshelled peas
  4. 1medium sized potatoes peeled and cut into half
  5. 100 gmsonion
  6. 1 tspgarlic powder
  7. 1 tspGinger powder
  8. 1/2 tspTurmeric powder
  9. 1/2 tspKashmiri Red chilli powder
  10. as per tasteSalt
  11. as neededHot water
  12. Whole Garam masala
  13. 1.5 tbspVeg oil
  14. 1.5 tbspghee
  15. 1-2Bay leaf
  16. 1small Cinnamon stick
  17. 2Black Cardamom
  18. 3Cloves
  19. as required Few Black peppercorns

Cooking Instructions

1-1:30 hour
  1. 1

    Wash the Basmati rice thoroughly and soak it for at least for half an hour. Prepare all the ingredients. Make a paste with the ginger, garlic, turmeric and chilli powder with little water.Heat oil and ghee in a thick bottom pot. Add in the whole Garam masala.

  2. 2

    Once the Garam masala crackles, add the chopped onion and saute. Once it becomes translucent add in the chicken pieces....and bhunno it more.

  3. 3

    When it browns, add in the potato too and bhunno it then add in the masala paste, salt and bhunno it more, add about half cup hot water and bhunno the masala and then add about 3 cups or as required, cover and cook the chicken till its cooked.

  4. 4

    Once the chicken gets cooked and the gravy reduces and becomes dry kind. Drain and add in the soaked rice and mix gently, add in the fresh peas also, if you would like to add more salt, add it now... add in the hot water in the ratio of 1:2 with the same measuring cup with which you had measured the rice with.

  5. 5
  6. 6

    Cover it tightly with aluminium foil and lid and steam it for 10 minutes and then put off flame and keep the pot off the stove and let it rest for about 20 minutes or so. Open the lid and fluff up the rice. Serve hot !! Bon Appetite!!

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