Murgh Akhrot

Name: Murgh Akhrot
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm chicken pieces; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1/2 tsp turmeric power; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; as required Salt; 1 cup Walnuts; 2 medium sized onions, finely chopped; 2 tomato, pureed; 1/2 tsp pepper powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp curry powder*; 1 dry red chilli crushed or broken in bits; 1 tbsp cream; 3 tbsp oil

Mona Santosh @MonaS

Mumbai! Meri Jaan ❤️

#walnuttwists
Murgh Akhrot/walnut chicken, a simple rich creamy yet healthy recipe is an alternate to cashew gravy, absolutely delicious and a regular in my kitchen.

Mona Santosh @MonaS

Mumbai! Meri Jaan ❤️

#walnuttwists
Murgh Akhrot/walnut chicken, a simple rich creamy yet healthy recipe is an alternate to cashew gravy, absolutely delicious and a regular in my kitchen.

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Ingredients

60 minutes

3 servings

500 gmchicken pieces
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspgarlic paste
1/2 tspturmeric power
1 tspchilli powder
1 tbspLemon juice
as requiredSalt
1 cupWalnuts
2medium sized onions, finely chopped
2tomato, pureed
1/2 tsppepper powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspcurry powder*
1dry red chilli crushed or broken in bits
1 tbspcream
3 tbspoil

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Steps

60 minutes

1

Wash n drain chicken pieces thoroughly, apply ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and lemon juice and keep aside for 30 minutes.
2

Dry toast Walnuts briefly, when cool make powder.
3

Heat up oil in a pan, saute chopped onions till it turns brown, add pureed tomatoes and fry till oil separates. Add crushed dry red chilli, coriander and cumin powder along with pepper powder.
4

Add marinated chicken, stir well so that masala coats chicken properly.
5

Add 1.5 cups of boiling water, cover n cook till the chicken is cooked.
6

Add walnut powder and curry powder. *You can substitute curry powder with garam masala powder.
7

Mix well, adjust the consistency as desired by adding boiling water, let it simmer. Lastly add cream (optional) and cook for a minute.
8

Your lip-smacking walnut chicken/murgh akhrot is ready to serve.

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Mona Santosh @MonaS

on May 25, 2021 10:13

Mumbai! Meri Jaan ❤️

Experimenting with the ingredients and using them as a flavour enhancer is something I love doing. A great energy booster- I crave to improve my skills with every new recipe that I create in my kitchen.Follow me on Instagram as m0nas_cabana