Mughlai Chicken
Total Time:
Preparation Time: 10-15 mins
Cooking Time: 12-15 mins
Servings: 4 |
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Mughlai chicken is rich in flavours and use of ground spices and nuts make it exotic.
Required ingredients
- 1 chicken
- 4 tbsp clarified butter
- 5 green cardamom
- 1" stick cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium onions finely sliced
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 4 tbsp ground almond paste
- 1/2 cup cream
- Salt to taste
- Almond flakes to garnish
Directions & How to
- Marinate chicken in 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and salt for 1/2 an hour.
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan, add chicken and fry in high heat for 5-6 minutes or till well browned from all sides. Keep aside.
- Heat rest of the ghee in heavy bottomed pan, add whole spices and let them sizzle.
- Add the onions and fry till golden.
- Add ginger garlic paste, saute for 1-3 minutes. then add salt coriander, cumin , chilli and garam masala powders. Add 2 tbsp of water to avoid masala from burning. Cook till oil separates.
- Now add the chicken mix well and cook for 5 minutes covered.
- Add the almond paste and cook for further 5 minutes or till the chicken is completely done.
- Switch off the heat, add cream mix well. Serve garnished with almond flakes.