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Jodhpuri Murg/ Chicken

Course Chicken
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken cut into meduim sized peices
  • 2 tbsp oil separated
  • 3 cardamom slightly crushed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 dry red chillies broken
  • 5-6 black peppercorns slightly crushed
  • 4 large onions sliced
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 large tomatoes pureed
  • 4 tbsp yogurt lightly beaten
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi
  • Coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a saucepan. Add the whole spices and fry till the aroma comes.
  • Add the onions and cook till the onions become tender.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste along with the masala powders and fry for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the tomato puree and cook till the onions get completely cooked.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a kadai and shallow fry the chicken pieces along with salt and a pinch of turmeric for five minutes, till the outside becomes white in color.
  • Add this chicken along with the yogurt into the cooked masala and continue cooking it on low flame till the chicken becomes tender and is well cooked.
  • Finally sprinkle with the kasoori methi and serve hot with roti, naan or rice!!!