Methi Chicken

The secret ingredient in this dish is fresh methi leaves. They give that extra great flavor when added to chicken and taste awesome. This recipe was given to me by my mom who is an expert in cooking especially non-vegetarian dishes. 


I by default prepare this item during most of our social gatherings and all our indian friends love it so far... 
I hope you'll would like it too :-)

Ingredients:

1. Chicken 750 lb

2. Fresh Methi leaves 1 ½ cup (finely chopped)

3. Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

4. Bay leaves 2

5. Cloves 2

6. Cinnamon 1

7. Onions 2 medium sized (finely chopped)

8. Tomatoes 1 large (finely chopped)

9. Coriander leaves (finely chopped)

10. Curry leaves

11. Turmeric powder

12. Red chili powder 1 tbsp

13. Coriander powder ½ tbsp

14. Salt

15. Oil

Method

1. In a pan, heat some oil and add bay leaves, cloves and cinnamon. After 5 seconds add the curry leaves and chopped onions. Sprinkle some salt and sauté them well until golden brown.

2. Now add turmeric and ginger garlic paste. Sauté them well, now add the chili and coriander powder. When you get a nice aroma add in the chicken with some salt.

3. Mix the chicken well with the masala. Let it cook for sometime around 5 minutes on medium heat. Now you add the methi leaves and mix well.

4. Let the chicken cook. When it is almost half cooked you add in the tomatoes and stir once. Leave the pan closed on medium flame for sometime. Frequent stirring would result in breaking the chicken pieces. 

5. You would get a thick consistency with the tomato mixed well with the other ingredients. If you find it too thick then you can add ½ cup water and let the curry boil well.

6. Once the chicken is cooked sprinkle some coriander leaves over and it is ready to serve. It goes well with plain rice and ghee rice, also with parathas, rotis and breads.