Thursday, January 27, 2011

Methi Chicken

METHI CHICKEN


Ingredients:
chicken (skinless) - 1/2 kg (cubed)
methi leaves (fenugreek leaves) - 1/2 cup
onion - 3 (finely chopped)
tomato - 2 (finely chopped)
ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
salt to taste
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1/4 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
oil - 4 tsp
cardamom - 2
cinnamon - 1" stick
cloves - 2








Method:
- make a paste of salt, red chilli powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala along with some water
- in a pressure pan add oil
- when the oil is hot add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom
- add the onions and fry till they are well brown in colour
- add the tomatoes and fry till they are mushy
- add the ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 - 3 mins
- add the methi leaves and fry for a min
- add the powders paste and mix well for 2 mins
- add the chicken and fry for 2 - 3 mins until the masala are well coated
- add 1/4 cup of water and allow that to pressure for 2 whistles.


Serve




Note: 
You can also try using kasthuri methi leaves.. that also just tastes too good.

3 comments:

Umm Mymoonah said...

This looks irresistible.

shriannalakshmi said...

Tempting and easy to preapre.Thanks for the post.

Anonymous said...

Methi Chicken looks yum and delicious.