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Mughlai Chicken

Feb 26, 2015 45 min
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Mughlai Chicken
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Preparation Time
30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty
Moderately easy
Occasion
Dinner Party, General, Ugadi
Recipe Type
Curry, Dinner
Cuisine
South Indian

This is a dish for special occasions - not for any other reason except that it is rich! Its mild, thick, creamy gravy is inspired by the food of Central Asia and came to India during the rule of the famous Mughal dynasty. Cook and eat it and you will feel like royalty yourself!

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Chicken
Chicken
1 kilogram 1650 35 8.5
Garlic
Garlic
6 nos 375.48 1.26
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
1 nos 26
Red Chili
Red Chili
8 nos 57.6 0.56
Onion
Onion
4 nos 112 0.28
Ginger
Ginger
1 nos 76.59
Cardamom
Cardamom
4 nos 1056 17.6
Cumin Seed
Cumin Seed
1 teaspoon 7.6 0.42
Saffron
Saffron
0.5 teaspoon 3.47 0.05
Hot Water
Hot Water
6 cup
Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon
Oil
Oil
0.5 cup 1098 154.33 0.01
Salt
Salt
1 as required
Total 4462.74 209.5 8.51

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Cut the Chicken pieces, wash, apply Salt and keep aside.
  2. 02 Chop the Onion finely and grind all the masala to a fine paste.
  3. 03 Heat Oil and fry the Onion, then add the ground masala and fry over low heat Till the Oil separates.
  4. 04 Then add the Chicken pieces and fry for a while unTil the Chicken is well mixed with the masala.
  5. 05 Add 6 cups of Hot Water and let it simmer unTil the Chicken is tender, then add the Saffron soaked in Lemon Juice.
  6. 06 Simmer for a few more minutes and serve hot garnished with fried Potato, green Green Peas and hard bOiled Egg.

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