Thursday, March 16, 2006

Methi-Chicken...


Ingredients:
* Chicken 500 gms
* Garam Masala 1 tb (whole)
* Green Paste 1 tbsp
* Kasoori Methi (dried leaves) 2 tbsp
* Oil 4-5 tbsp
* Onion 1 medium
* Tomatoes 2 medium
* Red Chilli powder 1 tbsp
* Turmeric 1/2 tbsp
* Dhania powder 1 tbsp

Procedure:
Heat oil. Add garam masala after spluttering add chopped onions. Cook till onions are light golden.
Add Chicken pieces. Cook till tender (10-15 mins)
Add chopped tomatoes and 1 cup water. Cook till tomatoes turn into a paste.
Add powder masalas and kasoori/fresh methi leaves.
Cook for another 5-10 minutes on medium heat.
Serve with methi paratha/rice.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Daagh, nice recipe tried out yesterday. in the first line, i used green masala instead of garam masala. is that correct ?
    "Heat oil. Add garam masala after spluttering..."

    -@shu

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  2. hi Ashu

    my mistake, you should add whole garam maslaa and green masala both.

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  3. Excellent blog, would be useful to know what type of garam masala to use as there are so many different variations

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  4. in the whole garam masala we use black cardimon, cinamon, cloves, black pepper and bay leaves

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  5. Interesting blog!!! Just came across it today- could you tell me what is green masala?

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  6. hi Jenny

    welcome aboard

    green masala is basically a paste of ginger-garlic-green chillies in proportion if 1:1:2

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