Methi Chicken

Ingredients: 

1 bunch of methi

1 lbs Chicken on bone

4 tsp of ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp fresh coriander

2 tbsp Oil

2 Bay leaves

2 green cardamoms

1 stick of cinnamon

3-4 black pepper corns

½ cup of yogurt

1tsp of garam masala

Salt to taste

¼ cup of cashew boiled in water

2 tbsp Dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

 

 

 

Process

1.     Clean the methi leaves out of the bunch and wash and pat it try, reserve a handful of methi leaves and the rest make a paste along with with fresh coriander/cilantro in a blender and keep aside.

2.     In a pot heat up oil and add bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon , pepper corns and roast them for a min.

3.     Add the chicken and ginger garlic paste and let it cook on medium flame till the chicken is golden in color.

4.     To the above pot add the whole methi leaves as well as the paste and let it cook for 10 mins.

5.     In the meanwhile make a paste of the cashew nuts in a blender.

6.     Once the methiis cooked down add yogurt which is well beaten to the above mixture and cook for 2-3 mins.

7.     Add the cashew paste along with salt to taste. Cover the pot and let it cook for 15 mins on medium low flame.

8.     Once the chicken is cooked through add dried fenugreek leaves and garam masala.

 

Serve hot with Naan, roti or rice. Enjoy!