Methi Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken - 750 gm
• Fresh Methi leaves - one bunch
• Onion - 2 large
• Tomato - 1 large
• Garlic - 6 cloves
• Ginger - 11/2 inch
• Green chilly - 2
• Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Corriander powder - 1 tbs
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Yoghurt - 2 tbs
• Oil - 2 tbs

To grind

• Make a paste of ginger, garlic and chilly.
• Make tomato puree.

Method

1. Wash chicken with turmeric powder thoroughly and keep aside.
2. Mix salt with methi leaves and leave it for 15 min. Wash it 3-4 times in running water, squeeze the water and keep aside.
3. Heat 1tsp oil in a pan and add onion, fry till golden brown and transfer it to a plate.
4. Once cold grind it in a mixer along with yoghurt.
5. In the same pan, saute methi leaves for 3-4 min and keep aside.
6. Heat rest of the oil in the pan, add ginger, garlic chilly paste.
7. After raw smell goes off, add onion, yoghurt paste.
8. After 2 min add tomato puree. Keep stirring till oil leaves the sides.
9. Now add the chicken, cover and cook for 15 min, stirring often.
10. Finally add methi leaves, cook for 1 min.
11. Remove from stove.
12. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Tips:

I made it thick so did not add water. Add 1/4 cup water for liquid consistency.
Add cashew paste for enriched taste.