Friday, July 28, 2017

Murgir-r Patla Jhol aloo diye / Bengali style Chicken curry with potato in thin Gravy

Serve : 3-4



Ingredients

1. Chicken with bone (cut into medium size pieces) – 750 gm.
2. Potato (cut into halves) – 4
(medium)
3. Onion (thinly sliced) – 2 (large)
4. Tomato (chopped) – 1 (medium)
5. Ginger paste – 1 table spoon
6. Garlic paste – 1 table spoon
7. Whole Garam masala (Cinnamon – 1″ stick, Clove – 3, Green cardamom – 3)
8. Bay leaf – 2
9. Dry red chilli – 1
10. Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
11. Red chilli powder – 1.5 teaspoon
12. Garam  Masala powder – ½  teaspoon
13. Salt to taste
14. Cooking oil (preferably mustard oil) – 5 tbspoon
15. Chopped Coriander for garnishing.



Procedure :

1. Clean the chicken pieces and then marinate with turmeric powder salt and 2 tbspoon of oil for minimum 30 mins.

2. Smear the potatoes with salt and turmeric powder.

3. Heat 3 tbl spoon of oil in a large frying pan or kadai over medium flame. Shallow fry the potatoes into it and keep them aside.

4. Now add whole garam masala, bay leaf, dry red chilly (break them into halves)  into the remaining oil.

5. Then add chopped onion and fry till it turns golden brown. Sprinkle little amount of salt while frying the onion. Then add the ginger and garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the masala goes away. Add the tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become mushy and the oil separates,

6. Now add marinated chicken, give it a good stir and cook for couple of minutes. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins.

7. Then add fried potato, mix well and cook until oil separates from the mixture.

8. Then add enough amount of hot water so that both chicken and potatoes dips well into.

9. Let the water comes to boil, check for salt and add if it is needed.

10. Then cover the pan with a lid and let it cook over medium flame.

11. Switch the gas off as the chicken becomes tender and gravy thickens as per your desire. I like this gravy to be little watery, that’s why it is called “Jhol”.

12. Now give it a standing time of 5-6 minutes and then serve hot with steamed rice.



- Enjoy your Meal -

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