METHI CHICKEN RECIPES

Steps:

• Clean, skin, wash and cut chicken into medium sized pieces. Peel, wash and chop onions. Peel, wash and chop ginger. Remove stems, wash and chop green chillies. Wash and chop coriander leaves.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and peppercorns. Sauté until cardamoms start to crackle.
• Add onions and cook until translucent and soft. Make sure to stir continuously. Add ginger, garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and chopped green chillies. Sauté for a minute.
• Add chicken pieces and beaten yogurt and cook on high heat for seven to eight minutes. Add kasoori methi and three-fourth cup of water.
• Cover the pan and cook on low heat for ten minutes. Add garam masala powder, salt and mix properly. Serve hot garnished with chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Steps:

• Take a heavy bottomed pan, heat the oil and splutter the cumin and fennel seeds.
• Add the chopped onions and saute till it turns golden brown.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and green chillies. Fry for a minute till the raw smell vanishes.
• Add the chicken pieces, beaten yogurt and salt. Stir fry for few minutes.
• Add all the dry spice powders (coriander, cumin, red chili, turmeric and fennel powders).
• Add the tomato puree and required water. If you want a dry dish add very little water.
• Cover and cook for about 15 minutes till the oil separates from the masala.
• Finally add the methi leaves and garam masala powder.
• Cook for a minute and switch off.