SPICY METHI CHICKEN WITH DAL POWDER MASALA ─ Indian Master Chef

Methi is certainly not the most popular green leafy vegetable out there, but this recipe will make you love it. Chicken pieces on the bone cooked in a curry made with dal powder masalas and fresh methi leaves. The final sprinkling of kasuri methi at the end elevates the dish. Have it with simple chapatis or steamed rice.

Ingredients: Oil as required Cloves 2 Numbers Cardamom 2 Numbers Mace 1 Number Star anise 1 Number Bay leaf 1 Number Biryani flower 1 Number Caraway seeds 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon stick Small Coriander seeds 1 Teaspoon Chana dal 1 Teaspoon Toor dal 1 Teaspoon Urad dal 1 Teaspoon Green chilies 4 Numbers Onion 1 Number Salt as per taste Turmeric powder 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste 1 Teaspoon Chicken 1 Cup Tomato puree 1 Cup Fenugreek leaves 1 Cup Lemon juice 1 Teaspoon




Method:
Take a pan, add oil, whole garam masala (caraway seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, mace, biryani flower), coriander seeds and sautĂŠ it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add Chana dal, urad dal, toor dal and mix it well.
Add chopped green chilies and let it cook for 2 more minutes.
Then take these ingredients into the blender make it into a paste.
Now take a pan, add oil, chopped onion, salt and cook it lightly.
Add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, masala paste that we have prepared at starting along with chicken pieces and tomato puree and cook it for 5 minutes.
In the same pan, add fenugreek leaves and mix it well. Let this cook with closed lid for 3 to 4 minutes.
At last, sprinkle lemon juice to it and mix it.
Ready to serve.