Methi chicken
It is very rare to get good Indian food here. We have many Indian restaurants, but food quality is very inconsistent. If we like the food once and go there hoping for good food, we get totally disappointed next time. Recently V took me to a restaurant which I never had been before. I had heard some bad reviews about this one, so I was not very keen. But he kept on insisting. Well, I was really bowled over by the flavors. They had one of the best butter chickens I have tasted in US. Another dish I loved most was their Methi chicken. I kept on eating till I could not take in one more morsel of food. I was back in this restaurant within one week with my colleagues and they enjoyed the food too. The thing I loved most about these dishes was – they didn’t have cream in them(even if they had, it was not overpowering). I don’t like creamy-gooey curries served in restaurants here.
Now, I had that methi chicken taste lingering in my mouth. I had to try recreating it at home. It was not exactly like the one we tasted at the restaurant, but very very flavorful. One of my best experiments, I must say. The taste kept on increasing as time passed. The aroma is so intoxicating. Give it a try and you will love it.
Ingredients:
0.6 lb (0.27kgs) chicken
1 tea spn ginger-garlic paste
1 and 1/2 cups chopped tomato
1 cup roughly chopped onion + 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 tbl spn finely chopped fresh/frozen methi(fenugreek) leaves
1 tea spn chilli powder
Oil
Salt
Spices -
4 cloves
1″ cinnamon
1/2 tea spn poppy seeds(khus khus)
1/4 tea spn methi seeds
1/2 tea spn coriander seeds
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
Method:
Apply ginger-garlic paste to chicken pieces and keep them aside.
Heat oil and all the spices. Take care not to burn any of them.
Add 1 cup roughly chopped onion and fry till they turn brownish. Now add tomatoes, salt, chilli powder. Cook till tomatoes are tender. Grind to a smooth paste.
Heat oil and add finely chopped onion. Add chicken pieces and methi leaves. Fry for about 2 mins.
Now add the ground paste. Cook till completely done. If required, add water to bring to required consistency.
Serves : 3-4
Preparation time : 20mins
PS: Increase onions, tomatoes for more gravy.
Love Methi Chicken. Looks fantastic!
my husband refuses to eat the greens and i try to make parathas to solve the prob.. chicken with methi would definitely work!
also, i think a little cream and slight sugar may help to add a creamy taste to this dish, like we get in restaurants
Gauri, onions give a slight sweetish taste to this chicken. So I don’t think adding sugar is a good idea, it will make it very sweet.
Once I had made at home, methi chiken with palak added to it just to make it healthier. We are goans and my husband loves chicken with coconut(shakuti) he did not like methi chicken initially but as you say the taste increases as time passes he enjoyed it the next day. Lovely picture I like the kadai in it.
Hi, just wanted to verify if the amount of chicken that u have mentioned in the recipe is right? Is it 0.250gms or 0.25 kg????
Thanks Vinita for pointing the mistake
ummm goona try this.,..soon,…
Which restaurant is this ?
Kormasutra.
MMmmmmm!
Sounds delicious! even I can make this … I think. will let you know.
This would go well with either chapattis or rice!
Thank you for one more mouth-watering recipe!
Ohh, you definitely can make this one. Its very easy
Hi Shilpa, first time on your page n couldn’t resist to drop a few lines. you have an awesome place and some easy n tasty recipes here.I love methi and grow it a lot in my veggie patch. Methi chicken looks delish will make it for hubby and a paneer version for me. hope it will work.
Can I use kasuri methi instead of regular methi?
I think it will have slightly different taste. But if you don’t find fresh/frozen one, you can use kasuri methi. Reduce the quantity though, kasuri methi is quite strong. So about 1-2 tea spns would be enough
Visiting here after a long time.Love the new look of your blog.Have bookmarked the recipe to try it soon.
This looks lovely. We Sindhi’s make something similar, instead we add fish. I would like to try out your way. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hey Shilpa,
My aayi makes a killer methi chicken. Will shoot the recipe to you someday.
But yes mostly methi chicken has kasuri methi in it. Try it and let me know if it was close to what you liked at this place..
Absolutely love Methi Chicken! What a lovely gravy you have there, yummy!
Very delicious. Gravy looks rich.
Which ground paste are you talking about in the recipe? I couldnt see any ingredient like that…
No one can be as dumb as me.. I noticed the grind part now
The gravy came out really well…awesome recipe !!
Hi Shilpa,
We made Methi Chicken yesterday….I mean the husband made it, and I enjoyed every bite of it…
thanks for the amazing recipe.
Hi Shilpa,
I tried this recipe yesterday, and must tell u, it was mindblowing!! Absolutely loved it. Since I love Methi leaves, I added chopped methi leaves of 2 whole bunches, and 2 cups of chicken broth after I add the onion/tomato paste and simmered it down for about 30 minutes. It was delicious.
Thanks again for such a simplified and yet an elegant recipe!!
Love methi chicken…we call it methi murg.