Name: Murg Ki Shaguti
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 no Chicken (skinned and cut); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds (Uluva); 10 nos Peppercorns (Kurumulaku); 3 nos Cardamoms (Elakka); 1 tsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 3 nos Onions (sliced, large); 3 cm Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1 no Coconut; 5 nos Cloves (Grambu); 2 tsp Chilly powder; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg (coarsely ground, Jathikka); 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Aniseeds (Perinjeerakam); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 Ginger (2 cms) piec); 1 cup Tamarind juice (Puli); 1 tbsp Vinegar; 5 tbsp Oil; Salt (As reqd)

Murg Ki Shaguti

By AnneJacob

• April 30, 2004

Murg Ki Shaguti

A variation of Goan Chicken curry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Goa

Servings people

Ingredients

1 no Chicken skinned and cut
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds Uluva
10 nos Peppercorns Kurumulaku
3 nos Cardamoms Elakka
1 tsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
3 nos Onions sliced, large
3 cm Cinnamon Karugapatta
1 no Coconut
5 nos Cloves Grambu
2 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Nutmeg coarsely ground, Jathikka
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Aniseeds Perinjeerakam
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 Ginger 2 cms) piec
1 cup Tamarind juice Puli
1 tbsp Vinegar
5 tbsp Oil
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
Fry cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, aniseeds, ginger and fenugreek seeds.
Fry till brown and grind to a fine paste.
Fry a sliced onion in a little oil. Add half the coconut with poppy seeds. Fry and grind to a fine paste.
Extract the milk from the other half of the coconut to get one cup of thick milk and thin milk from the rest.
Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan.
Fry 2 sliced onions, till brown.
Add chicken pieces and the ground masalas and fry.
Add chilly, coriander and turmeric powders.
Add tamarind juice and the thin coconut milk to the chicken. Stir well.
Add salt and pressure cook, till the chicken is tender.
Open the lid and add vinegar and thick coconut milk. Simmer for 10 minutes.
:- Serve hot with rice or chappathis.