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Murg Mughlai

















Ø  1 large chicken, cut into large pieces or pieces of desired size
Ø  6 tomatoes, blanched and minced
Ø  2 big onions
Ø  ½” piece ginger
Ø  6 pods of garlic
Ø  2 tsps  garam masala
Ø  2 tsps khuskhus
Ø  ½ tsp shahi jeera (cumin seeds)
Ø  ½ tsp chilli pwd
Ø  ½ tsp turmeric pwd
Ø  2 cups of pure ghee

Grind ginger, garlic, garam masala, khuskhus, shahi jeera, chilli powder to a homogeneous paste. Then chop the onion to fine to fine bits. Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan and fry the onion to golden brown. Now fry the masala paste and add in tomatoes as the last item.  Continue frying the mixture till ghee begins to separate. Now add in chicken piece and fry for 10 minutes more. Add more salt and enough water to turn the chicken pieces tender. Remove them from the flame when the gravy is almost dry. Garnish it with any edible herbs or coriander leaves and serve it hot.