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Methi Chicken

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Methi Chicken is one of the most famous and delicious dishes from the Hyderabadi cuisine. Methi Chicken or Murgh methi is a dish prepared with chicken and fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves with a spicy touch of flavors.

Methi Chicken is probably the most favored scrumptious recipes in the Hyderabadi delicacies. Methi Chicken or Murgh methi is a dish prepared with chicken coupled with fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves.  It's the unique taste from the fresh methi which provides a distinctive flavor and boosts the taste to the chicken.

 

The fragrance from the recipe is extremely fragrant and intoxicating. Methi chicken is protein ripe chi... Read More..

About Recipe

Menthi Kodi koora, Methi chicken Kuzhambu, Muragira mansa torkari

How to make Methi chicken

(149 ratings)
105 reviews so far
Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
45 mins
Methi chicken
Author : Vahchef
Main Ingredient : Chicken
Servings : 4 persons
Published date : March 09, 2019


Ingredients used in Methi chicken
• Green chilies (chopped) - 3 numbers.
• Garam masala - 1 tea spoon.
• Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon.
• Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons.
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Ginger garlic paste - 1+1/2 tea spoon.
• Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon.
• Onion (chopped) - 2 numbers.
• Tomatoes (chopped) - 3 numbers.
• Chicken - 1000 grams.
• Methi leaves (chopped) - 3 bunch.
• Curd/yoghurt - 1/2 cup.
• Salt - to taste.
• Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1/2 bunch.
• Oil - 2 tablespoons.
Method:
  • Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds when to splutter add chopped onion and cook until golden brown.
  • To it even add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, cook, until raw flavour of the paste is gone.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes, green chillies, chilli powder, coriander powder, yoghurt (whisked in some water) and cook covered till well cooked
  • In the same pan, add methi leaves, chicken and cook with closed lid for 7 minutes then increase flame till the sauce thickens
  • At last, add coriander leaves and garam masala powder to it and mix.

Serve hot with rice or naan with cold curd accompaniment.






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Methi Chicken is probably the most favored scrumptious recipes in the Hyderabadi delicacies. Methi Chicken or Murgh methi is a dish prepared with chicken coupled with fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves.  It's the unique taste from the fresh methi which provides a distinctive flavor and boosts the taste to the chicken.

 

The fragrance from the recipe is extremely fragrant and intoxicating. Methi chicken is protein ripe chicken cooked with fresh methi leaves full of calcium, potassium and iron. It is a nutritious recipe, appears gorgeous and tastes yummy. Generally fresh fenugreek leaves are ideal however, if unavailable then also make use of the Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) to make the Methi chicken. Kasuri Methi is a well-liked spice of Middle East, Asia especially in India.

 

Kasuri Methi leaves are usually employed for seasoning purpose. The dry Kasuri Methi leaves have really sweet and enjoyable aroma that makes it very popular. Kasuri Methi seed can also be utilized as spice. Sweet aroma of Fenugreek leave makes Chicken delightful. Methi Chicken goes perfectly with roti recipes and parathas and also the aroma of the methi leaves which comes out of the recipe is extremely tasty.

 

In a few part of India, the fresh Kasuri Methi leaves are also utilized as veggies such spinach. Fenugreek green is generally cooked coupled with potatoes or spinach and eaten with Roti, Naan (flatbread) or rice. It's a very well-liked curry prepared in the main sub-continental location of India and Pakistan and it is generally consumed steamed in China, and central and Western Asia. A lot of us might be not familiar with fenugreek as well as its health advantages, but it's very common in Indian cooking.

 

Fenugreek can be used as both an herb as well as a spice (fenugreek seeds). The leaves possess an amazing and different taste. Referred to as “methi” in India, these small leaves employ a minor sour taste along with an aromatic fragrance.

 

The seeds are widely-used within the preparation of Indian pickles, masalas and curry pastes. Fenugreek seeds can also be known to assist in the digestion procedure. You will find number of recipes made by the methi leaves (fenugreek leaves).

 

Some of the well-known types include the Methi Paratha, Aloo Methi, Methi Chaman hariyali and many others. Methi chicken is a straight up scrumptious recipe caramelized with onions together with whisked curd and spices to make a rich and creamy base. It is a perfect recipe for the celebration in the course of meal.

 

To make the Methi Chicken, heat oil in the pan include cumin, onion and cook until golden brown, put turmeric, ginger garlic paste, include tomatoes, chili powder, coriander powder, and whisked curd and cook covered until properly cooked. Include methi leaves, chicken and cook up until the gravy is thick.

 

Include cilantro leaves and garam masala powder. Ideal when offer with hot rice or naan. Make sure to pick only the fenugreek leaves and throw away all of the stems for preparing this dish. Fenugreek (Methi) give a tangy taste and robust curry aroma to the dish.

 

Fenugreek is a type of herb utilized in most Indian foods. This herb has numerous health advantages. The seeds of the fenugreek will also be employed for a number of Ayurveda and medicinal reasons such as cholesterol-reducing and mouth ulcers. Fenugreeks are full of protein, minerals and vitamins.

 

Fenugreek turns out to be an excellent agent in reducing bad cholesterol from your body. It cleans blood helping in getting rid of the dangerous toxins. Fenugreek seeds are helpful in enhancing memory power as well. This herb is extremely good at losing weight.

 

The fiber in fenugreek fulfills the stomach, even if eaten in the little quantity. They assist avoid wrinkles, blackheads, pimples, dryness and rashes. Besides fenugreek assist in preventing hair loss, it will help stopping dandruff, retains the hair lice totally free making it black and shiny.



 

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Exportlover Posted on Fri Jan 25 2008

great one chef will try tonight

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Chivalryaintdead Posted on Fri Jan 25 2008

Where would I find those exotic types of grens you use? Such as the curry leaf from the other day, and this green, didn't catch the name. Would I need to find an Indian market or would they have this sort of thing at an asian supermarket?

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VahChef Posted on Fri Jan 25 2008

may be , most of these indian vegetables are often supplied by chinese veggi suppliers, the other greens are called methi leaves (fresh fenugreek leaves)

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Chivalryaintdead Posted on Sat Jan 26 2008

thank you for a clarification on that green, I had never heard fenugreek called methi

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Dharam Singh Posted on Sat Jan 26 2008

You are fantastic and u teach with such ease and it is indeed a pleasure watching you and your recipes.

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takis katsaros Posted on Sat Jan 26 2008

thank you chef, it looks great!!Can you at some point show us your garam masala recipe please!

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bestiaccia Posted on Sun Jan 27 2008

Yummy!!!!

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gnanasingh Posted on Sat Feb 02 2008

Hi Chef, very nice, Can I use spinach instead of methi?

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naveed ahmed Posted on Wed Apr 16 2008

can i use kasoori methi instead? and if so how much?

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Dufrense1978 Posted on Tue Jul 22 2008

no methi in my place, no one know what methi is. i wish they had it here so i can try this dish :(

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Pinkal G Posted on Thu Aug 21 2008

I made this dish yesterday, and it turned out awesome!! you are a great chef! very trustful, because I have seen other shows and tried making dishes, it does NOT turn out the way they say,but your recipe turns out just the way you describe. Keep post

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sooth15 Posted on Tue Jan 27 2009

It's Fenugreek.

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