Name: Achari Murgh (Step By Step Photos)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 chicken legs (cut in 2pcs each); 6 tbsps oil; 3 cloves; 2 cardamoms; 1” pc cinnamon; 4 large onions finely chopped; garlic (ginger paste - 1tbsp); 2 large tomatoes finely chopped; 1 tsp red chili powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; ½ tsp jeera powder; ½ tsp turmeric powder; ½ tsp chat masala powder; ½ tsp umchur powder; 5-6 cashew nuts; 1 tbsp pickle (any available at home); Salt (to taste)

Achari Murgh (Step By Step Photos)

spicy north indian style chicken curry

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Prep Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

3 chicken legs cut in 2pcs each
6 tbsps oil
3 cloves
2 cardamoms
1” pc cinnamon
4 large onions finely chopped
garlic ginger paste - 1tbsp
2 large tomatoes finely chopped
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp jeera powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp chat masala powder
½ tsp umchur powder
5-6 cashew nuts
1 tbsp pickle any available at home
Salt to taste

Instructions

Make a paste of the cashew nuts with a little milk.
Heat oil in a kadai and fry + of the finely chopped onions till golden brown. Remove from the oil, cool and grind to a paste with a little water.
In thesame oil add whole garam masala. When it starts to crackle add the remaining chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and the fried onion paste and fry well till the oil separates.
Add chopped tomatoes, red chili powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, turmeric powder, chat masala powder, amchur powder, salt & 1 tbsp of any pickle.
Fry the masala well till the oil separates. Add the chicken pieces and fry on high heat for a few minutes. Lower the flame and cook on low heat till the chicken is almost done (5-7 minutes).
Add water to the chicken while cooking according to the consistency of gravy required.
Now add the cashew nut paste to thicken the gravy and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
Add coriander leaves and serve with roti.