Chicken With Green Tomato Murgh Hara Tamater Food

CHICKEN WITH GREEN TOMATO (MURGH HARA TAMATER)

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients for the marinade.
• Put chicken in marinade for 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil, when hot drop in cumin seeds, when they darken, add the onion.
• Add green tomatoes and ginger paste, cook until soft and well blended.
• Add cilantro and season with salt, remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil, when hot add chicken pieces and salt to taste.
• Stir till done, about 15 minutes.
• Serve a cluster of chicken, topped with a dollop of the green tomato chutney.

DAHI TAMATARWALA MURGH (CHICKEN IN YOGURT N TOMATO GRAVY)

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk three-fourth cup of yogurt, green chili paste, black pepper powder, one teaspoon of ginger paste, one teaspoon of garlic paste and salt.
• Rub this marinade on the chicken pieces and keep them in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Heat oil in a pan, add black cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves. Stir-fry for a few seconds and add sliced onions. Sauté until golden brown. Add the remaining ginger and garlic pastes. Sauté for two minutes.
• Add the marinated chicken and sauté on high heat for two minutes stirring constantly. Lower the heat and put it to simmer for another two minutes.
• Add the coriander powder, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Cook further for three to four minutes.
• Whisk the remaining yogurt and add. Cook for two to three minutes.
• Add fresh tomato puree and cook until the raw flavours of tomato are gone. Simmer until the chicken is cooked.
• Sprinkle green cardamom and nutmeg powder. Stir and remove from heat.
• To serve, arrange in a bowl and garnish with mint sprigs. This chicken goes very well with tandoori roti.

HARA MURGH (CHICKEN IN GREEN GRAVY)

Steps:

• Soak the cashew nuts in water for 10 minutes and fry the sliced onions until crisp.
• Grind the cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, black pepper, cumin seeds and coriander seeds to a fine powder.
• Grind the green chilies, coriander, mint, cashew nuts and fried onions to a fine paste separately. This is your green masala paste.
• Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger-garlic paste, curds and the green masala paste for an hour.
• Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a pan and add the chicken. Fry till the ghee (clarified butter) separates and add turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
• Sauté for 5-6 minutes and then add water. Allow it to cook until the chicken becomes tender.
• Now add the powdered masala, and cream. Simmer till the gravy becomes thick. Serve hot.

MURGH HANDI (SPICY CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES)

Steps:

• Heat karhai/wok over medium-high and add 1/4 cup oil. Fry chicken, stirring often for 3 minutes, and then remove to a bowl.
• In the same karhai (adding some oil if necessary), add the onions over medium-high. Stir often until coloured, about 2 minutes. Lower heat to medium, then add 1-2 tbsp water and mix through. Add ginger-garlic and stir for 1 minute. The mixture should be browning.
• Add 1 tsp of the coarsely ground cumin seeds and stir for 30 seconds. Add chilli powder and stir constantly until combined. Add a few tbsp water and stir for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes. Mix through, and then cover over medium for 5 minutes. Stir, and then cover further 3 minutes. The tomatoes should be soft.
• Add chicken and mix in over high for 1 minute. Add the dried fenugreek and stir through. Add the sliced green chillies and fry for 1 minute. Stir through the black pepper powder, then add the garam masala and cook 1 minute. Make sure to stir regularly so the mixture doesn't stick. Add the remaining 1/2 tsp of ground cumin seeds, and stir to combine, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir through the coconut, and cook for 1 minute. Add the yogurt and stir slowly over medium-low for 2 minutes, until well combined. Now add the cream, and stir slowly for further 2 minutes. Add the flour and mix well, then cover for 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
• Uncover the dish and increase flame to high. Add the ginger and stir through the dish, then add half of the coriander. Stir 1-2 minutes over high to dry any excess water. Serve, garnished with a dollop of ghee over the top (optional) and the remainding fresh coriander.
• N.B. Put the required amount of yogurt and cream in bowls before you start cooking, so it is room-temperature when you have to add it to the chicken; it will blend through the dish easier.