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Thursday, July 23, 2009

MURGH MUSALLAM

Ingredients

10 flakes garlic (crushed)2 tbsp grated gingerSalt To Taste1 cup curd or plain yogurt1 tbsp lemon juice1 chicken1 cup long grain rice3/4th cup shelled peas6 bay leaves1 cup ghee2 large onions (finely chopped)225gms/1/2 lb tomatoes (peeled & sliced)2 cups hot water3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Spices
2 tsp garam masala powder1 tbsp turmeric powder8 cloves6 black peppercorns1 brown cardamom1 tsp red chili powder1 tbsp roasted coriander powder1 tsp cumin seeds1/2 tsp saffron strands
Method :
Mix three-quarter of garlic with half the ginger, half the garam masala, 1 tbsp. salt, 1/3rd of turmeric, half of curd and the lemon juice and mix to paste.
Make small cuts in the chicken flesh and rub the paste all over and in the cavity. keep aside for 2 hours.
Half cook the rice with peas, remaining garlic , 4 cloves, peppercorns, 1/2 tsp. salt, brown cardamom and 4 bay leaves and water and use to stuff chicken.
Heat the ghee in saucepan and fry the chicken until brown all over, being careful not to let the stuffing out. Drain the chicken.
In another pan fry half onions in the remaining ghee with 2 bay leaves, remaining cloves and green cardamoms, until golden.
Add the remaining turmeric and chili powder. Make a paste grinding together the coriander and cumin seeds and the remaining onion and grated ginger.
Cook, stirring, for 5-10 minutes, until the ghee starts to separate. add the remaining curd, the tomato and 1/2 tsp. salt.
Add the chicken to the pan and baste with the spice mixture. Pour over 300ml/ 11/4 cups of water, cover and cook in a moderately hot oven (200 degree centigrade, 400 degree Fahrenheit, gas mark 6) for 1 hour.
Steep the saffron in the remaining garam masala powder and coriander leaves before serving murgh musallam.

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