Murg Kalimirch

Murg Kalimirch

Ingredients

Chicken 1 kg
Onion (payaz), finely chopped  2 cups
Garlic (lahsan), chopped  4 table spoons
Tomato (tamater), paste 5-6 table spoons
Green chillies (hari mirch) 3-4
Red chilli powder (lal mirch) powder  1 tea spoon
Turmeric (haldi)  powder ¼ tea spoon
Peppercorns (kali mirch) 25-30
Coriander powder (dhaniya)  1 tea spoon
Hot spices (garam masala)  ½ tea spoon
Cloves (laung) 2-3
Cinnamon (dalchini) 1” piece
Brown cardamom (badi elaichi)  1
Vegetable oil  ¼ cup
Salt (namak) to taste

Instructions

  1. Crush 2 table spoons of garlic and green chillies in a motor and pestle.
  2. Clean and wash the chicken and marinate it with crushed garlic, green chillies and salt and keep aside for 1 hour.
  3. In between crush peppercorns to a coarse powder.
  4. Heat up oil in a Pan. Add cinnamon, cloves and brown cardamom and stir it for 1 minute.
  5. Mix in chopped onions and garlic; stir fry on medium heat till onions are light brown.
  6. Now add tomato paste, black pepper, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and cook till oil gets separated.
  7. Mix in marinated chicken and salt, and cook it on low flame for 10 minutes or till chicken becomes soft.
  8. Add a cup of water and simmer it for 5 minutes.
  9. Finish it with hot spices and serve hot with Roti or Lachha paratha.

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