Methi Chicken Recipe

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How to make Methi Chicken

Recipe By: NDTV Food
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Difficulty Level: Easy

About Methi Chicken Recipe: Robust food cooked with simple ingredients and basic techniques. Marinated pieces of chicken thighs cooked with the aroma of kasoori methi. This chicken recipe is just the perfect dish to prepare for a winter brunch or dinner party paired with hot naan or chapati.

Ingredients of Methi Chicken

3 chicken thighs (cut into small chunks)
For the marination:
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp salt
to taste red chilli powder
1 lemon (juiced)
For the base:
1 cinnamon stick
1 black cardamom
3-4 green cardamom
A little bit of mace
1 bay leaf
2 cloves
2 tbsp garlic paste
2 tsp ginger paste
1 cup kasoori methi (soaked in 1 cup water, drained)
1 cup yogurt mix
4 tomatoes, chopped
Brown onion paste
4 green chillies, finely chopped
Water
For the onion paste:
1 large onion, sliced
2 tbsp ghee
For the yogurt mix:
1 cup yogurt
A pinch of Salt
A pinch of Turmeric
1 tbsp coriander powder
A little bit of red chilli powder

How to Make Methi Chicken

Prepare marination:
1.In a bowl add garlic paste, ginger paste, salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice. Mix well.
2.Add the chicken chunks. Mix well with hands. Keep in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Prepare the onion paste:
1.In a pan add 2 Tbsp ghee. fry the sliced onions till dark-golden brown. Drain. Do not throw away the ghee. The same pan will be used to make the gravy.
2.With a tablespoon of water make a fine paste of these onions. Keep aside.
Prepare the yogurt mix:
1.In a cup of yogurt add some salt, turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder. Mix well. Keep aside.
Prepare the base:
1.In the same pan in which the onions were fried, add cinnamon, black cardamom, green cardamom, mace, bay leaf and cloves. Let them release the aroma.
2.Now add garlic paste and ginger paste. Saute.
3.Add soaked and drained kasoori methi. Saute for 2 minutes or till the kasoori methi releases its distinct aroma.
4.Add the yogurt mix. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
5.Add chopped tomatoes. Cook till the tomatoes wilt and release oil on the sides.
6.Add the onion paste, green chillies. Saute for 1 minute.
7.Add some water to liquify the base. Add the marinated chicken.
8.Cook till the chicken is well done.
9.Serve with a crisp roti.

Key Ingredients: chicken thighs (cut into small chunks), garlic paste, ginger paste, salt, red chilli powder, lemon (juiced), cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamom, bay leaf, cloves, garlic paste, ginger paste, kasoori methi (soaked in 1 cup water, drained), yogurt mix, tomatoes, Brown onion paste, green chillies, Water , onion, ghee, yogurt, Salt, Turmeric, coriander powder,

Tags: ChickenIndian FoodKasoori MethiYogurt