Wednesday 7 January 2015

Murgir Jhol (Bengali Chicken Curry) with Gobindo Bhog Rice by supriya pai

METHOD:
Marinate 500gms curry cut chicken in 1\2cup yoghurt(mixed with 1\2tsp haldi pwdr, 1tsp red chilli pwdr,1tsp dhania pwdr, 1\2tsp jeera pwdr, 1\2tsp sugar, salt, 1\2tsp garam masala pwdr)along with 2 potatoes(cut in halves) for an hr. Ingredients for seasoning: 2onions(paste), 2 bay leaves, 2dry red chilli, 1tbsp ginger-garlic paste, puree of 2 tomatoes, 2elaichi, 1"cinnamon, 3cloves, 3 slit green chillies.2tbsp mustard oil\refined oil, (The curry needs 2 b cooked in a pressure cooker), Heat oil in d cooker body, add the chillies, dry spices, bay leaves, onion paste, saute till brown, then add ginger-garlic paste, fry fr a while, add tomato paste, mix well, add marinated chicken,potatoes, chk salt, add a cup of water n pressure cook up to 5 whistles till soft n cooked, switch off flame. Top with slit green chillies, dhania patta,.
( Fr an authentic Bengali flav use mustard oil)

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