Recipe: To Try At Home Bengali Style Murgir Patla Jhol

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Bengali Style Murgir Patla Jhol. I adopted this Murgir Jhol recipe from Maa with very minimal changes. Basically, Murgir Jhol is a light Chicken Curry prepared in almost all Bengali households and this Jhol is characterized by the runniness and red color of the gravy and presence of well-cooked potatoes in the Chicken Curry. I believe Bongs love the Potato than the meat and for us, this typical jhol is a comfort food that we.

Patla Morgir Jhol is a light and soupy chicken curry that you will find on Bengali tables in summer.

Not all spices are made the same, some spices are warming and then there are others like this fennel and poppy seeds that are cooling.

Mine is chicken curry, or Patla Murgir Jhol, cooked the Bengali way: a lightweight, flavoursome dish steeped in gentle spices that saves time, heals the belly and nourishes the soul.

You can cook Bengali Style Murgir Patla Jhol using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bengali Style Murgir Patla Jhol

  1. You need 500 gm of with bone chicken pieces.

  2. It’s 3 of medium sized potatoes, cut into halves.

  3. It’s 1 of large onion, sliced.

  4. It’s 8-10 of garlic pods, grated.

  5. You need 1" of piece ginger, grated.

  6. It’s 1 of medium sized tomato chopped.

  7. Prepare 5-6 of green chillies, slitted.

  8. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.

  9. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

  10. Prepare 2 tsp of salt or according to taste.

  11. It’s 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder.

  12. You need 2-3 tbsp of oil.

  13. You need of For tempering :.

  14. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.

  15. It’s 1/4 tsp of whole cumin seeds.

ABOUT Murgir Jhol/Bengali Style Thin Chi RECIPE.

Bongs Sunday lunch is incomplete without meat whatever it is Chicken or Mutton.

Here I tried to make Chicken Thin Gravy or Murgir Patla Jhol.

My hubby and daughter love to have this preparation just with steamed rice and salad.

Bengali Style Murgir Patla Jhol step by step

  1. Heat oil in a pan add potatoes, salt and turmeric powder..

  2. Cook covered on high flame for one minute till golden brown..

  3. Remove the fried potatoes from the pan to a bowl and keep aside..

  4. Now add whole cumin seeds and bay leaf in the same oil. Wait for a minute..

  5. Add the onions and cook stirring constantly, till light brown..

  6. Now add the chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 2 to 3 minutes..

  7. Add grated ginger, grated garlic, chopped tomatoes, slitted chillies, turmeric powder and salt. Stir constantly on medium or high heat till the juices from the chicken evaporate and oil separates..

  8. Add fried potatoes and saute for another 1-2 minutes..

  9. Now transfer the chicken from pan to a pressure cooker and add 2 cups of warm water and garam masala powder. Pressure cook till 2 whistles..

  10. Now serve hot with steamed rice..

Murgir Jhol is a popular Chicken dish prepared in Bengali household especially on Sunday.

The gravy of the chicken curry is thin and runny hence called 'Jhol'.

Bongs are addicted to their Sunday special Bengali Chicken Curry which is they love to call 'Robibarer Murgi r Jhol'.

This Bengali Murgir Jhol recipe calls for a delectable gathering around the lunch table where the family can come together and share their happiness over a wholesome meal.

There is nothing called authentic BengalChicken Curry recipe.