Methi Chicken

Name: Methi Chicken
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms chicken bone in,curry cut; 2 medium onions chopped finely; 1 onion chopped roughly; 1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 cup full fat yogurt; 1 tomato chopped and pureed; 1 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 1/4 cup mustard oil; 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1 tsp kasoori methi; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp fennel powder; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp fennel seeds; 1/4 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds; 4 green chillies slit; 1.5 cups fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves chopped; As per taste salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Methi Chicken is a healthy,creamy and flavorful chicken curry with the unique flavor of fresh methi( fenugreek) leaves , yogurt and spices. Methi leaves are packed with nutrients and a rich source of vitamins A, C, K, iron, calcium, potassium and a significant amount of dietary fibre. This storehouse of nutrition in methi leaves can be incorporated in a variety of recipes.Methi Chicken is one such dish. Serve this healthy and delicious Methi Chicken curry with steamed rice, pulao, jeera rice, naan, phulka or any Indian flatbread and relish !

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

500 gmschicken bone in,curry cut
2medium onions chopped finely
1onion chopped roughly
1.5 tspginger garlic paste
1 tbsplemon juice
1/4 cupfull fat yogurt
1tomato chopped and pureed
1 tbspmalai or fresh cream
1/4 cupmustard oil
1 tspghee (clarified butter)
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1 tspkasoori methi
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspfennel powder
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspfennel seeds
1/4 tspfenugreek (methi) seeds
4green chillies slit
1.5 cupsfresh fenugreek (methi) leaves chopped
As per taste salt

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Make a paste of one onion along with 2 green chillies.Marinate chicken with lemon juice, onion green chilli paste, ginger garlic paste, black pepper powder, kasoori methi, 1 tbsp yogurt and 1/2 tsp salt for an hour or preferably overnight. Meanwhile pluck the methi leaves from the stalk.Chop, wash thoroughly and strain water completely.
2

Make a paste of rest of yogurt, tomato and malai and set asde.Heat oil in a pan and sprinkle cumin,fennel and methi seeds.
3

When the seeds sizzle, add finely chopped onion and saute till golden brown.Add the marinated chicken pieces along with the marination and stir fry for few minutes.Add all the dry spice powders.Add the tomato, yogurt and fresh cream or malai paste, salt to taste and cook covered in low to medium.flame till water releases from chicken.Add 1 cup water.Cover and cook for 15 minutes till oil separates from masala.Add methi leaves.
4

Toss to mix well.Cook for 2 minutes till the leaves wilt. Sprinkle garam masala, 1 tsp ghee and slit green chillies.
5

Sprinkle chopped coriander. Mix well. Tasty Methi Chicken curry is ready to be served.Serve hot with steamed or jeera rice, pulao, roti or any Indian flatbread.