Shahi Murg Aromatic Chicken With Yoghurt And Spices Recipes

Steps:

• heat the oil in a heavy based pan, add the bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamons, cloves and cumin. When they begin to sizzle, tip in the onions and fry for 5 mins until onions become soft
• add the ginger and garlic followed by the chicken, cook for 4-5 mins.
• mix in the turmeric, chilli powder and salt.
• fold the cashew nuts into the yoghurt and stir into the chicken.
• pour 200ml of just boiled water into chicken mix and cook for 6-8 mins until the oil rises to the top and the chicken is cooked.
• just before serving sprinkle with the coriander leaves, serve with naan bread or chapatis.

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 6 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade. Pour marinade into a large skillet; stir in broth. Arrange chicken in a bamboo steamer coated with cooking spray; cover with steamer lid.
• Place bamboo steamer in pan; bring marinade mixture to a boil. Steam the chicken 18 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of breasts registers 165°F Transfer chicken to a platter.
• Remove steamer from pan. Strain marinade mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return marinade mixture to pan; bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup; about 2 minutes. Serve sauce with chicken.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180 degrees C, gas mark 4.
• Heat oil in a large oven proof casserole with lid. Add chicken and cook 7-10 minutes until golden. Remove from pan. Fry onion, bay leaves and spices in remaining oil 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and return chicken to pan.
• In medium bowl, mix yogurt, coriander, curry psate and sultanas together.
• Pour over chicken and stir through.
• Cover with lid and cook in oven 30 minutes or until meat falls easily from bone.

Steps:

• Pop the joint on each leg: Grasp a drumstick in one hand and a thigh in the other, and bend the joint back until you hear a crack. This helps the leg cook more evenly.
• Using a small knife, make a slash in the meaty part of each drumstick and thigh twice or three times, going all the way to the bone.
• In a large bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, vinegar, cayenne, garam masala and salt. Keep half the mixture in the bowl and set aside; rub remaining mixture all over chicken, getting underneath the skin. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or up to 2 hours) while you prepare the yogurt marinade.
• Stir yogurt into the large bowl with ginger-garlic mixture, then stir in black pepper, clove, mace, anise, black cardamom (if using) and green cardamom. Transfer spice-rubbed chicken to yogurt mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate chicken for at least 6 hours, and preferably overnight.
• When ready to cook, prepare the grill for indirect heat. (If using a charcoal grill, mound coals to one side, allowing for an area of indirect heat. If using a gas grill, turn on only a few of the burners and leave the rest off.) Or heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Using a mortar and pestle, the flat side of a knife or a spice grinder for a very brief time, crack the cumin, coriander and red-pepper flakes but do not grind; you want a coarse texture here. Sprinkle spice mix onto chicken to coat each piece.
• Place a rimmed baking sheet on the unlit side of the grill or in the oven and let heat for 15 minutes. Carefully place chicken on the hot baking sheet and drizzle each piece with a little melted butter. Cover grill, if grilling. Let chicken cook for 25 to 35 minutes, drizzling with melted butter two or three times. The chicken is done when the skin is dark brown and the juices run clear when pricked with a knife.
• If you are grilling, you can sear the chicken over direct heat for 1 to 2 minutes per side just before serving to char the skin, but this is optional. Serve chicken on a platter, with lime wedges on the side.

Steps:

• Put yogurt in a bowl. Beat lightly until smooth & creamy. Add 3/4 tsp. salt, black pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, cayenne pepper and cilantro. Mix, add chicken, marinate at least 6 hours (or overnight). Remove chicken from bowl, shake excess yogurt. Season both sides with salt & pepper. Heat oil in pan over medium high. When the oil is hot add cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaves. Stir to season oil. Place as many chicken pieces as can fit in a single layer in pan (don't over crowd or they won't brown). Brown both sides, remove to a large bowl. Repeat with second batch if necessary. Once all chicken in browned put almonds and raisins in the pot. Stir quickly. Place all chicken, it's juices and yogurt back into the pot. Stir to coat chicken. Bring to a simmer, cover, reduce heat to a low. Allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes (stir twice during this time). Remove cover, turn heat up to reduce sauce until thick. Turn chicken gently during reduction.