Murshidabadi Murgi

Name: Murshidabadi Murgi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Chicken; 1 Onion (chopped); 1/2 cup Onion paste; 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste; 4 tbsp Curd; 2 tsp Kashmiri Red chili powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp fennel powder; 3 tbsp cashews (paste); 1 Bay leaf; 2 cloves; 2 Cardamom; 1 Cinnamon; 1 tbsp Kesar (soaked in milk); 2 Green Chillies (slit); 1 tbsp Mustard oil; 1 tbsp Desi Ghee; 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)

Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee

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About Murshidabadi Murgi

This is a recipe from the region called Murshidabad from West bengal. Chicken cooked in spices and onion paste.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Served AsDinner

Recipe TasteSalty Spicy

Calories - 287 kcal

Servings - 4

Ingredients

▢ 500 gm Chicken
▢ 1 Onion chopped
▢ 1/2 cup Onion paste
▢ 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
▢ 4 tbsp Curd
▢ 2 tsp Kashmiri Red chili powder
▢ 1 tsp Coriander Powder
▢ 1/2 tsp fennel powder
▢ 3 tbsp cashews paste
▢ 1 Bay leaf
▢ 2 cloves
▢ 2 Cardamom
▢ 1 Cinnamon
▢ 1 tbsp Kesar soaked in milk
▢ 2 Green Chillies slit
▢ 1 tbsp Mustard oil
▢ 1 tbsp Desi Ghee
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste

Instructions

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Marinate the chicken with onion paste, ginger garlic paste, curd and salt.
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Heat mustard oil and ghee together in a kadhai.
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Add bay leaf, elaichi, cloves and cinnamon, followed by onion.
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Saute the onions till golden brown. Now add the marinated chicken and stir.
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Cook till half done. Then add the powdered masalas.
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Cook further till almost done and then add the cashew nut paste. Cook till done.
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Add water for gravy, bring upto boil. Add kesar in mill and slit green chillies.Check for salt and serve.

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5 Comments

Ankush Gambhir

May 9, 2022 / 7:34 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so yummy! Excited to make it.
Parul Jain

January 2, 2020 / 8:30 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so yummy! Excited to make it.
Saurabh Singh

November 9, 2019 / 4:17 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Anju Bhagnari

June 16, 2017 / 12:00 am Log in to Reply

Absolutely love Bangla cuisine…..Esp the mustard oil flavor…Will try this one with paneer or Soyabean substitution….Sreemoyee…Love all ur recipes very much.
Natasha Gakhar

April 10, 2016 / 9:22 am Log in to Reply

Thanks for the inspiration! Looks tasty.