Recipe: Delicious Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy

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Recipe: Delicious Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy. Kasuri Methi Chicken curry recipe with step by step instructions.తెలుగు వెర్షన్. Kasuri methi chicken curry is a tasty restaurant style rich gravy recipe. I used to have a misconception that any recipe cooked with fenugreek leaves will taste bitter until I tasted Kasuri Machchi curry ( fish curry cooked with dried fenugreek leaves) at one restaurant.

You will notice that the chicken would acquire a brown tinge.

Kasuri Malai Murgh is a rich, creamy chicken curry made with cashew paste and fresh cream & flavoured with fresh ground pepper and dry fenugreek leaves.

Kasuri Malai Murgh comes from Mughal Cuisine and is a perfect side dish with Rumali Roti or Naan.

You can cook Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy using 31 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy

Prepare of For chicken marination :.
It’s 750 gm of chicken (with bone).
It’s 4 of cloves.
You need 4 of cardamom.
It’s 1 inch of cinnamon.
You need 2 of bay leaf.
Prepare 1/2 of mace flower.
You need Pinch of nutmeg powder.
Prepare 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
It’s 1 tsp of Kashmiri chili powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of chili powder.
You need 2 tsp of coriander powder.
It’s 1/2 tsp of white pepper powder.
Prepare 1/2 cup of thick curd.
It’s to taste of Salt.
Prepare of For the gravy :.
You need 2 of medium-size onion.
You need 2 of green chilies.
You need 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
It’s 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of Kashmiri chili powder.
Prepare 2 of medium-size tomato.
It’s to taste of Salt.
It’s 1/3 cup of kasuri methi.
It’s 12 of cashewnut.
Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh cream.
You need 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
You need 3 tbsp of oil.
Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
Prepare As required of For garnish Coriander leaves.

The creamy, silky gravy with juicy and tender chicken pieces is simply irresistible and can be a show stopper dish at any house party.

Kasuri Methi leaves or fenugreek leaves have amazing health and nutritional benefits.

Though they've strong bitter aroma and taste they are enriched in vitamins like A&K&C&B-cimplex vitamins,calcium, iron also major health benefits such as:- they are heart friendly,good for bone.

Kasuri methi chicken curry is a delicious Indian style chicken curry recipe where chicken is cooked in thick cashew nuts gravy and dried fenugreek leaves are added to enhance the flavour of the curry.

Kasuri Methi Chicken Gravy step by step

In a bowl take cleaned chicken. Add all the other ingredients mentioned for chicken marination. Mix well and keep aside for minimum half an hour..
Soak the cashews in hot water for 20 minutes and grind to a fine paste. Soak kasuri methi in hot water for 5 minutes, strain and keep aside..
In a pan heat oil and butter. Add finely chopped onions and slit green chilies. Saute until onions are translucent..
Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes away. Add turmeric and chili powder and saute for 20 seconds..
Add chopped tomatoes and salt, cover and cook till the tomatoes are soft and mushy..
Add the marinated chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for 20 minutes stirring in between..
Add cashewnut paste and mix well. Add drained kasuri methi, fresh cream and mix..
Add half cup water or as needed. Mix well and let it come to boil. Simmer and cook until the gravy thickens and reach desired consistency..
Sprinkle garam masala, coriander leaves and cook for a minute..
Serve kasuri methi chicken gravy with naan, roti or jeera pulao..

Kasuri methi is dried fenugreek leaves which are used as a spice in Indian cuisine.

Dried fenugreek leaves has a bitter but addictive taste.

The methi chicken is made using onion paste, yogurt, methi leaves…No tomatoes have been used.

It is in the form of a gravy … Without using dahi or curd the use of methi does not taste good and therefore in order to get the right flavors of methi use of dairy products such as malai, yogurt or cream is essential.

It goes well with plain rice, roti, naan or with paratha.