Methi Nariyal Murgh Curry | Chicken Curry with Dried Fenugreek Leaves & Coconut
Add kasoori methi & garnish with slit green chillies. Methi nariyal murgh recipe, chicken with fenugreek & coconut milk recipe is ready
Methi Nariyal Murgh Curry | Fenugreek Chicken Curry with Dried Fenugreek Leaves & Coconut Recipe is a hearty and healthy dish that is just perfect for a quick main dish.
The subtle yet distinct flavour of fenugreek or methi with coconut milk that comes through the curry is refreshing and as delicious as it can get.
Methi Chicken or fenugreek chicken curry is a spicy and delicious Chicken Curry with a nice flavor of fresh fenugreek leaves coming through in every bite.
What do you need for methi nariyal murgh or fenugreek chicken curry?
In this Methi Chicken recipe, tender fresh chicken chunks are cooked with assorted spices, coconut milk and dried fenugreek leaves or kasoori methi.
It is known as Methi Murgh Karahi in Pakistan and is one chicken curry that is loved by all.
The oil we use in the methi nariyal murgh recipe is mustard oil. It compliments methi and brings out the best flavour possible.
This fenugreek coconut chicken recipe makes a very flavourful, delicious and creamy chicken curry that goes very well with roti and rice.
Methi Nariyal Chicken Recipe
Methi Nariyal Murgh Recipe or Methi Chicken is really easy peasy to make and it taste good too.
Having said that I, personally, am not really fond of adding fenugreek leaves (dried kasoori methi leaves) to butter chicken but Methi Chicken is something different.
Hence, I prefer butter chicken from Mughal Mahal which is without Kasoori Methi. However, there are purists who call butter chicken without kasoori methi, a blasphemy.
Hmm .. To think of it, I was actually driven to find out how kasoori methi responded with chicken outside the butter chicken environment.
Fenugreek has health benefits too, so do click and read the article.
Having said that, it is true that kasoori methi & chicken do compliment each other really well.
In my Methi Nariyal Murgh Recipe, I am taking humble chicken & even humbler methi to another level. The twist is by cooking it in a coconut milk-based gravy.
The Methi Nariyal Chicken Recipe is absolutely aromatic and goes very well with tawa or tandoori paranthas. If you do try Methi Chicken, do let me know how you fared. :)
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 40 minutes
- Cooking Gizmos: Two thick bottomed pans
- Serves: 4
Methi Nariyal Murgh Recipe, Chicken Curry with Fenugreek & Coconut Milk
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Chicken
- 3 Pieces Onions; Medium sized Make into a puree
- 4 Tablespoons Mustard Oil
- 6 Tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste Fresh works best. Ginger (4 tbsp Garlic (2 tbsp))
- 2 Teaspoons Mustard Seeds
- 1.5 Teaspoons Red Chilli Powder
- 1.5 Tablespoons Coriander Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Cumin Powder
- 1.5 Tablespoons Kasoori Methi Powder the dry leaves
- 500 ml Coconut Milk
- 0.5 Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Heat 4 tablespoons of mustard oil and crackle the mustard seeds. Season the oil with these till it gets aromatic.
- Add and fry onion puree for around 9 minutes or till the onions leave oil.
- Add 2 tablespoons of mustard oil to another pan.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 5 minutes or till their raw smell goes away.
- Add chicken to the ginger garlic paste, saute for about 5 minutes and then add it to the cooked onion paste.
- Make a paste out of powdered spices (coriander, red chilli, turmeric & cumin powders).
- Add to the chicken and fry for about 5-6 minutes till masalas are fully incorporated with the chicken.
- Add the coconut milk and bring it to a boil. Once it is boiling, reduce the fire to a simmer and cook covered till the chicken is tender.
- Broil kasoori methi on a frying pan for a minute and reduce to a powder.
- Once the chicken is done, add kasoori methi to the curry and mix well.
- Check and correct salt as required.
- Garnish the finished dish with slit green chillies and serve with hot paranthas.
Notes
- Use bone-in chicken for this recipe. It lends a deeper, richer flavour to the coconut chicken curry.
- Make sure to cook the onions till it is evenly browned.
- Bhuno the chicken in the gravy properly. This allows the chicken to absorb the flavours.
How to make Methi Nariyal Murgh Curry | Chicken Curry with Dried Fenugreek Leaves & Coconut Recipe (Step by Step)
Methi nariyal murgh recipe, chicken curry with fenugreek & coconut milk
Methi Nariyal Murgh Curry | Chicken Curry with Dried Fenugreek Leaves & Coconut Recipe is a hearty and healthy dish that is just perfect for a quick main dish.
The subtle yet distinct flavour of fenugreek or methi with coconut milk that comes through the curry is refreshing and as delicious as it can get.
I like to have some variation in chicken dishes so that it doesn’t get mundane and boring.
As love fenugreek and the distinct and bitter flavor kasuri methi lends to any dish. It does have a unique flavor that cannot be missed. Enjoy!
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4 comments
Can I use fresh methi leaves tooo
Hi Shibani, of course you can, however, the flavour from Kasoori Methi is more pronounced so is recommended.
Can I use fresh methi leaves
Hi Shibani, of course you can, however, the flavour from Kasoori Methi is more pronounced so is recommended.