Desi Murgh Chaney (2012)
Desi Murgh Chaney (2012) Ingredients:
- 4 chicken pieces
- 500 gms chickpeas
- 2 medium onions
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 inch ginger piece
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 green chilli
- 2 tbsp yoghurt
- 10 cloves
- 2 cardamom pods
- 12 peppercorns
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 petals of star anise
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1/4 tsp tumeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp hing
- 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- 2 boiled eggs (optional)
Desi Murgh Chaney (2012) Method:
- Marinate chicken with yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, 1/8th tsp of turmeric powder and salt. Cover and keep aside for about 15 minutes.
- Slice 1 onion and the 1 fresh ginger and keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a frying pan. Add 5 cloves, 6 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom pods and the star anise petals. When these spices become dark add the sliced onions and ginger.
- Fry these spices till onions become slightly brown. Add the cumin seeds, fennel seeds and the coriander seeds and mix well.
- Remove from heat and let it cool. When this mix cools down, add the remaining turmeric powder, red chilli powder and grind to a fine paste.
- Slice the other onion, tomatoes and green chilli. Keep aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in cooking pot. Add the remaining whole spices. When they become dark add the green chilli, hing and onions.
- When onions become translucent, add the tomatoes. Cover and cook on medium flame for a couple of minutes.
- Add the marinated chicken and cook on medium flame.
- When this spice is ready add it to the chicken and mix well. Add cooked chickpeas. Cover and cook.
- Once the chicken is cooked check the salt
- Add bolied eggs and garnish with coriander leaves
- Serve hot with naans.