Hyderabadi Dum Ka Murgh

Name: Dum Ka Murgh
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 0
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: Whole cut-up chicken 1; Cashew 2 tablespoons; Chironji or Buchanania lanzan 1 tablespoon; Sour curd 1 cup, well beaten; Deep fried onion 1 cup; Ginger paste 2 teasspoons; Garlic poaste 2 tablespoons; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Kashmiri red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon; Chopped green chili 2 to 3, adjust to your taste; Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup, chopped; Fresh cilantro 1/2 cup chopped; Shah jeera 1 tablespoon; Green cardamom pods 4 to 5, crushed; Cinnamon stick 2 long sticks; Cloves 5 to 7, crushed; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; Coriander seeds 2 teaspoons; Lime juice of 1 whole lime; Salt to taste; Vegetable oil 3 tablespoons; Ghee or clarified butter 1 tablespoon; Whole wheat or atta dough

Poultry
Mar 27, 2014
Moumita Ghosh
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Dum ka murgh is one of the tastiest and delicious Chicken preparation which used to prepared in Hyderabadi Nawab's kitchen. This is an authentic nawabi preparation from Hydrabad.

This is Chicken dish with nutty flavor but very easy and tasty dish. Dum means steam, and Murgh means Chicken. The chicken will be cooked in airtight container along with lots of spices in a slow cooking process. Here is the recipe.

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Time

Preperation
300 Minutes

Cooking
40 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Easy

Meal Type

Cuisine
South Indian

Ingredients of Dum Ka Murgh

Whole cut-up chicken 1
Cashew 2 tablespoons
Chironji or Buchanania lanzan 1 tablespoon
Sour curd 1 cup, well beaten
Deep fried onion 1 cup
Ginger paste 2 teasspoons
Garlic poaste 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon
Chopped green chili 2 to 3, adjust to your taste
Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup, chopped
Fresh cilantro 1/2 cup chopped
Shah jeera 1 tablespoon
Green cardamom pods 4 to 5, crushed
Cinnamon stick 2 long sticks
Cloves 5 to 7, crushed
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds 2 teaspoons
Lime juice of 1 whole lime
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil 3 tablespoons
Ghee or clarified butter 1 tablespoon
Whole wheat or atta dough

Directions to make Dum Ka Murgh in steps

Steps

At first take the Cashew and Chironji in a spice grinder and dry grind them to make fine powder. Take the ground nuts out of the grinder and put aside.
Now in the same grinder add Cumin and Coriander seeds and make a fine powder with them, and keep aside.
Now take a large non-stick pan and add chicken, nut powder, curd, fried onion, ginger & garlic paste, chopped chilies, chopped mint and cilantro, turmeric, red chili powder, cumin & coriander powder, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, shahi jeera, lime juice, salt , oil & ghee in to the pan and mix them all together very well.
Now leave the marinated chicken in the pan for at least 2 to 4 hours.
After 4 hours take the lid of the pan and seal it with the atta dough and put the pan on medium heat to cook the chicken for at least 35 to 40 minutes.
After 40 minutes, turn off the heat but do not open the lid. Leave the chicken as it is for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes cut the seal and open the lid. Your chicken will be perfectly ready now. Serve with any kind of rice or Indian bread.....

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Serving Tips

Serve this fish curry with steamed rice as lunch.

Notes

If chironji is not available, you may use cashew nuts only. Just double the amount of cashew.

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