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Murg Kadhai Waala
 
 
Prepration: 10 mins.
Cooking: 9 mins.
Serves 4 Cal/Ser 202
 
Ingredients
500 gm chicken - cut into pieces
1¼ tsp salt, or to taste, 3 tbsp oil
¼ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
2 large onions - cut into slices
10-12 flakes garlic - chopped
1 tomato - chopped, ½ cup tomato puree
½ cup chopped green coriander
1 capsicum - cut into thin long pieces
1 tbsp ginger juliennes, 3 tbsp cream
GRIND TOGETHER ROUGHLY
1 tbsp coriander seeds (saboot dhania)
1-2 whole, dry red chillies
 
Method
1. Mix oil, methi dana, onion slices, garlic, freshly ground saboot dhania - red chilli powder, chicken and salt in a large dish. Microwave uncovered for 6 minutes.
2. Add tomato, ready-made tomato puree, green coriander, capsicum and ginger match sticks Mix well. Microwave covered for 3 minutes. Let it stand for 3 minutes.
3. Add cream. Mix well. Serve hot.